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Book Synopsis Richthofen: A True History of the Red Baron by : William E. Burrows
Download or read book Richthofen: A True History of the Red Baron written by William E. Burrows and published by Plunkett Lake Press. This book was released on 2023-06-21 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally a cavalryman, Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (1892-1918), nicknamed the Red Baron, transferred to the German Air Service in 1915. One of the first members of fighter squadron Jasta 2 in 1916, Richthofen quickly distinguished himself as a fighter pilot, becoming leader of Jasta 11 in 1917 and later leading the larger fighter wing known as “The Flying Circus” or “Richthofen’s Circus” whose bright-colored aircraft moved from one area of Allied air activity to another, settling on improvised airfields. Richthofen was shot down and killed in April 1918 over France at age 25. Credited with 80 air combat victories, he was a national hero in Germany and was also respected by his enemies. “The context [of World War I air warfare] can be obtained from William E. Burrows’s ‘true history,’ a very good book. He has not only read the available material, but talked to a great many people who knew Richthofen. The result is as good a look at the withdrawn Prussian personality as we are likely to get.” — Pierce Fredericks, New York Times Book Review “This is a fine biography of the German flying ace of World War I fame, who, at the time of his death at age 25, was already a legend. The author has researched well his subject giving the reader a look at the person, not just the mystique, and reconstructs a few of the Red Baron’s famous dog-fights.” — US Naval Institute Proceedings “This ‘true history of the Red Baron’ gets behind the mystique clinging to the World War I aviation ace to the question of his use, or mis-use, by German propaganda.” — Wall Street Journal “In this intriguing biography, Burrows zooms in on the man behind the myth. He analyzes Richthofen’s persisting influence on his compatriots today.” — Book World “The Burrows book does serve to freshen the memory of the Red Baron and his place in history.” — The Louisville Times “William E. Burrows has done, in Richthofen, a sensitive job of examining how a killer is turned into a myth.” — Christian Science Monitor
Book Synopsis The Red Battle Flyer by : Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen
Download or read book The Red Battle Flyer written by Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-07-20 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is written by the Red Baron, the famous German flying ace of the Great War who was credited with 80 combat victories in flying battles. It is an autobiography, talking about his early life and love of horses and dogs, and his family. A fascinating insight into a famous figure.
Book Synopsis The Red Knight of Germany by : Floyd Gibbons
Download or read book The Red Knight of Germany written by Floyd Gibbons and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Red Knight of Germany by : Floyd Gibbons
Download or read book The Red Knight of Germany written by Floyd Gibbons and published by Arno Press. This book was released on 1927 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Norman L. R. Franks Publisher :St. Catharines, Ont. : Vanwell Publishing ISBN 13 :9781550680461 Total Pages :143 pages Book Rating :4.6/5 (84 download)
Book Synopsis The Red Baron's Last Flight by : Norman L. R. Franks
Download or read book The Red Baron's Last Flight written by Norman L. R. Franks and published by St. Catharines, Ont. : Vanwell Publishing. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Polish Relatives of the Red Baron by : Ivona Tarko
Download or read book The Polish Relatives of the Red Baron written by Ivona Tarko and published by Polish Relatives of the Red Baron. This book was released on 2017-04-20 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book the author chronicles the history of a German-Polish family spanning over seven generations and two centuries. The Polish nation's fate, division, resistance, world wars, occupation and oppression, and exile imposed by its neighboring countries are the backdrop of this epic family history.For centuries the Richthofen family grew in number, power, and privilege in Germany. The best known member of the von Richthofen family in the 20th century is Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, aka the Red Baron, the World War I pilot whose courage and exceptional skills made him a legendary figure in the history of aviation. The storybook romance and marriage of Baron Wilhelm von Richthofen to beautiful Paulina Objezierska in 1826 founded the new Polish branch of the Richthofens. The couple travelled frequently around Europe and enjoyed months of aristocratic living in Italy and France. In Rome, Baroness von Richthofen's home was a who's who gathering place for the upper class, artists, and writers. In Paris, their son, Henryk von Richthofen, fell in love with and then married Maria Wielogłowska. This union firmly established the identity of the new Polish branch of the Richthofens. The German origin and patriotic attachment to Poland of her ancestors were a source of inspiration to the author as she wrote this passionate family saga.Unique never-before published documents and photos guarded by the author's family over two turbulent centuries were an invaluable source of information for this book. Anecdotes about the Polish von Richthofen family passed to the author by her grandmother and mother supplemented the family story. As a member of the von Richthofen family, the author had exclusive access to German documents that included insightful information about her ancestors. Thanks to the modern technology and digitalization of documents, the author was able to access the records of various archives that are available on the Internet. Extensive archival research and assessment of the carefully collected and studied documents allowed the author to draw a family portrait of great authenticity and tangibility for the reader.
Book Synopsis ‘Richthofen’s Circus’ by : Greg VanWyngarden
Download or read book ‘Richthofen’s Circus’ written by Greg VanWyngarden and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2004-07-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Undoubtedly the most famous of any nation's aviation units in World War 1 was the legendary Jagdgeschwader Nr 1, or 'The Flying Circus' as its respectful foes labelled it. Germany's first true fighter wing, it would always be associated with its first commander, the charismatic and revered Manfred von Richthofen. JG 1 was formed in July 1917, and for sixteen months the unit's young pilots in their colourful aircraft battled for aerial dominance of the Western Front. From its ranks emerged many of Germany's most successful airmen, including the Red Baron's brother Lothar; Ernst Udet; Werner Voss; Erich Löwenhardt and Hermann Göring. This book charts the World War I experiences of JG 1.
Book Synopsis The Red Knight of Germany by : Floyd Gibbons
Download or read book The Red Knight of Germany written by Floyd Gibbons and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Richthofen & Boelcke in Their Own Words by : Manfred Freiherr Von Richthofen
Download or read book Richthofen & Boelcke in Their Own Words written by Manfred Freiherr Von Richthofen and published by . This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Red Battle Flyer by Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen An Aviator's Field Book by Oswald Böelcke Two German Aces of the Great War There can be little doubt that the most iconic fighter pilot of the First World War on the Western Front was the aristocratic German 'ace of aces, ' Baron Manfred von Richtohofen. Known universally, due to his particularly conspicuous bright-red coloured Fokker Albatros triplane, as the 'Red Baron, ' he and the equally gaudy aircraft of his comrades of the 'Flying Circus' were no mere publicity stunt as their counterparts among the French and British squadrons who opposed them could attest, often to their fatal cost. In fact, Richtohofen's personal kill record was 80-more than any pilot in the conflict. Just twenty six years old when he was eventually killed in 1918, he might justifiably be described as the most famous fighter pilot of all time. Fortunately for posterity, Richtohofen found the time to write a book of his experiences, the well regarded The Red Battle Flyer. It will be a familiar text to many of those interested in the Great War in the air. It is accompanied in this special Leonaur edition by the account of another incredibly significant German fighter pilot of the period, Oswald Boelcke. Boelcke was nothing less than the Red Baron's mentor and Richtohofen's admiration for him was significant. Certainly, Boelcke was responsible for defining the craft of aerial combat and his leadership and tactical skills are regarded as original and highly influential. He was particularly concerned with the benefits and capabilities of formation fighting. An ace in his own right, he had 40 victories to his credit before he too was killed at the tragically young age of twenty five in 1916, whilst on patrol with Richtohofen himself. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.
Book Synopsis Horses Don't Fly by : Frederick Libby
Download or read book Horses Don't Fly written by Frederick Libby and published by Arcade Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " From breaking wild horses in Colorado to fighting the Red Baron's squadrons in the skies over France, here in his own words is the true story of a forgotten American hero: the cowboy who became our first ace and the first pilot to fly the American colors over enemy lines.Growing up on a ranch in Sterling, Colorado, Frederick Libby mastered the cowboy arts of roping, punching cattle, and taming horses. Once he even roped an antelope. As a young man he exercised his skills in the mountains and on the ranges of Arizona and New Mexico as well as the Colorado prairie. When World War I broke out, he found himself in Calgary, Alberta, and joined the Canadian army. In France, he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps as an "observer," the gunner in a two-person biplane. Libby shot down an enemy plane on his first day in battle over the Somme, which was also the first day he flew in a plane or fired a machine gun. He went on to become a pilot. He fought against the legendary German aces Oswald Boelcke and Manfred von Richthofen. He became the first American to down five enemy planes and won the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry in action. When the United States entered the war, he became the first person to fly the American colors over German lines. Libby achieved the rank of captain before he transferred back to the United States at the behest of another aviation legend, then-colonel Billy Mitchell. Written in 1961 and never before published, Horses Don't Fly is a rare piece of Americana. Libby's memoir of his cowboy days in the last years of the Old West will remind readers of Cormac McCarthy's Border Trilogy-but it's the real thing. His description of World War I combines a rattling good account of the air war over France with captivating and sometimes poignant depictions of wartime London, the sorrow for friends lost in combat, and the courage and camaraderie of the Royal Flying Corps. Told in a modest, self-deprecating, and often humorous voice in a pure American vernacular, Horses Don't Fly is, as Winston Groom notes in his introduction, "not only an important piece of previously unpublished history [but] a gripping and uplifting story to read."
Book Synopsis America Invades by : Christopher Robert Kelly
Download or read book America Invades written by Christopher Robert Kelly and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America has invaded 43% of the countries in the world, and it has been militarily involved with nearly all the rest. This book offers a global tour of America's military activity, arranged by country, relating a history of gallantry and sacrifice as America has spread its power and influence worldwide.--Publisher.
Book Synopsis Fighting the Flying Circus by : Eddie Rickenbacker
Download or read book Fighting the Flying Circus written by Eddie Rickenbacker and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Red Battle Flyer - Scholar's Choice Edition by : Manfred Richthofen
Download or read book The Red Battle Flyer - Scholar's Choice Edition written by Manfred Richthofen and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-12 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book To The Last Man written by Jeff Shaara and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-03-30 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spring 1916, and three great armies - French, British and, on the other side of the wire, German - are locked in a stalemate of mud and blood on Europe's Western Front. On the ground, young British soldiers lose their innocence in the hell that is No Man's Land, while in the skies above the trenches a new breed of warrior, armed with a devastating new weapon, comes of age. As the conflict stretches into its third year, a neutral but woefully unprepared and ill-equipped America is slowly goaded into war. It falls to General John Pershing to galvanise his country's army into readiness and as the first American troops reach the front in 1917, the world waits to see if the tide of a war that has already cost millions of lives can at last be turned. Combining an historian's eye for detail with a novelist's understanding of man's hopes and fears, Shaara carries the reader into the hearts and minds of some of the war's most memorable characters, from the heroic to the infamous, and vividly brings to life one of the greatest conflagrations in human history.
Download or read book The Red Baron written by Peter Kilduff and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of Manfred von Richthofen - from awkward 11-year-old cadet to fearless aerial combatant and charismatic leader.
Book Synopsis September Evening by : Barry Diggens
Download or read book September Evening written by Barry Diggens and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nineteen-year-old Werner Voss was a legend in his own lifetime and the youngest recipient of the Pour le Merite, Germany's highest award for bravery in World War I. At the time of his death, he was considered by many, friend and foe alike, to be Germany's greatest fighter ace. Had he lived, he would almost certainly have overtaken Manfred von Richthofen's victory total by early spring 1918. Voss is perhaps best remembered for his outstanding courage, his audacity in the air and the prodigious number of victories he achieved before being killed in one of the most famous dogfights of the Great War; a fight involving James McCudden and 56 Squadron RFC, the most successful Allied scout squadron. The life of Voss and the events of that fateful day are surrounded by mystery and uncertainty and even now aviation enthusiasts continue to ask questions about him. The author set out to find out the truth about the fighter ace and analysed every scrap of information he could find about him.
Download or read book Wolfsberg written by John Hunter Farrell and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-25 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Great War Novel retelling the true story of the first days of the Australian American battlefield alliance at the Battle of Hamel on July 4, 1918.An unconventional US Army Colonel hatches an unapproved plan to gain combat experience for untried US Army infantry before they are thrown into the hellfire of the Somme by their distant commanders. Using all his whiles, he manages to get a tiny team of American infantry attached to an elite Australian infantry battalion where they gain invaluable battle inoculation in the worst days of World War 1. A young rookie US Army Captain and his team of four Illinois Doughboys are sent forward to face the fury of No Man's Land, surviving vicious trench raids and catastrophic chemical warfare, building deep bonds with the inspirational Aussie Anzacs they are fighting beside.While the Doughboys are experiencing their baptism of fire is the slaughterhouse of the Western Front trenches, the Colonel, aided by two American Generals terrified that the US Army will be slaughtered without better preparations, hatch a secret plan to partner the veteran Australian Corps and learn the Aussie's cutting edge battle tactics before the Americans are forced to go 'Over the Top' alone.Success follows success and the foundations of the now century old ANZUS Alliance are laid along the banks of the Somme River, until the American Top Brass is tipped off that Doughboys are going into battle without American Expeditionary Force approval on the very eve of the famous Battle of Hamel on Independence Day 1918.Orders from on high demand that the Doughboys desert their Anzac brothers in the hours before battle. A mutiny and a triumph follows, with young Americans risking everything to honor their pledge and stay and fight to the end beside the Anzacs.When the dust settles, the Doughboys have won WW1's first Medal of Honor and played a key role in the shattering victory at Le Hamel which turned the tide against the Kaiser's storm troopers and paved the way to the victory of democracy over tyranny.
