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The Red Baron: The Graphic History of Richthofen’s Flying Circus and the Air War in WWI (Zenith Graphic Histories)

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In The Red Baron, graphic artist and writer Wayne Vansant illustrates the unbelievable story of Manfred von Richthofen, whose unparalleled piloting prowess as a member of the Imperial German Army Air Service made him a World War I celebrity, both within the air and at the ground. In his signature style, enjoyed by readers of Normandy and Bombing Nazi Germany, Vansant beautifully depicts the fearsome intelligence and mid-flight awareness that may earn Richthofen eighty documented air combat victories over the Western Front within the halcyon days of military aviation. From his beginnings as cavalry member and a pilot-in-training to the years he spent commanding Jasta 11 from the cockpit of his fabled red plane, to his eventual leadership of the ultra-mobile Jagdgeschwader 1 (aptly nicknamed “Richtofen’s Flying Circus” by nervous foes as a result of the crowd’s colorful airplanes and mobile airfields), The Red Baron brings the tale of this legendary figure to life. Richthofen died young under controversial circumstances, however the Red Baron’s astonishing skill and tactical acumen lived on far long after his death and helped usher in a new form of warfare that may reign supreme twenty-five years later: war within the air.

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