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The Red Baron : rare photographs from wartime archeves / Barry Pickthall.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pickthall, Barry, author.
- Series:
- Images of war.
- Images of War
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Richthofen, Manfred, Freiherr von, 1892-1918.
- Richthofen, Manfred.
- Fighter pilots--Germany--Biography.
- Fighter pilots.
- World War, 1914-1918--Aerial operations, German.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Germany.
- World War (1914-1918).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (151 pages) : illustrations, photographs.
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley, South Yorkshire, [England] : Pen & Sword Military, 2016.
- Summary:
- Beginning his wartime career on the Western Front in August 1916, Manfred von Richthofen, or the Red Baron as he became known, had shot down an impressive total of fifteen aircraft by January 1917, as well as being appointed commander of his own unit. By the time of his death in 1918, he had destroyed a staggering total of eighty allied aircraft. From the perspective of the allies, he was a deadly menace. For the Germans, he was a fighter pilot hero of legendary significance. This fascinating collection of rare images offers a fresh perspective on the Baron himself, as well as a number of his adversaries from the Allied side of the line.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Formative Years
- ch. 2 First Flight
- ch. 3 First Solo Flights
- ch. 4 Bombing in Russia
- ch. 5 My Own Squadron
- ch. 6 Defending the Siegfried Line
- ch. 7 The End.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 23, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 9781473865785
- 1473865786
- 9781473865778
- 1473865778
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