The Red Knight of Germany

The Red Knight of Germany - The Story of Baron Von Richthofen
By: Floyd Gibbons
March 1932 Printing

Good condition esp since this book is 90 years old. All pages still intact and no major damage to spine.

Officially credited with 80 air combat victories, Manfred von Richthofen was considered the Ace of Aces of WWI. Richthofen spent the early days of the war as a cavalry reconnaissance officer, seeing service on the Eastern and Western Fronts, but trench warfare soon had them dismounted. Set to other tasks, he swiftly became bored and frustrated; in 1915, Richthofen transferred into the Imperial German Flying Corps.

In Nov 1916 he claimed his greatest victory, that of the British Ace Lanoe Hawker; afterwards, Hawker’s machine-gun rested above Richthofen’s bedroom door. While a distinguished fighter pilot, Richthofen was also interested in aeroplane development, making suggestions to overcome design flaws and championing the Fokker D.VII.

Great for any collector or student of WWI