Under the Guns of the Red Baron: The Complete Record of Von Richthofen's Victories and Victims Fully Illustrated

Franks, Norman; Giblin, Hal; McCrery, Nigel

ISBN 10: 1904943977 / ISBN 13: 9781904943976

Published by Grub Street Publishing, 2007

About this Item

Large Softcover, 2007 Grub Street Publishing 224 pages. Near Fine, in illustrated wraps. Only flaw is a small faint corner fold on the lower RH corner of the front cover. no previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen 2 May 1892 ? 21 April 1918), known in English as Baron von Richthofen, and most famously as the "Red Baron", was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I. He is considered the ace-of-aces of the war. This is a complete combat record by three respected historians, who have researched in detail the lives of all of his 123 victims (over 100 of whom are depicted), and provide a blow-by-blow account of their encounter with the great man ? a unique compilation of material. Highly Recommended. ISBN-1904943977. A superb copy. LOC SM-11.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Under the Guns of the Red Baron: The Complete Record of Von Richthofen's Victories and Victims Fully Illustrated
• Publisher: Grub Street Publishing
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1904943977
• ISBN 13: 9781904943976
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: in illustrated wraps
• Weight: 30 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Aviation

About this title

Synopsis

In the autumn of 2007, ninety years after this legendary fighter fell to earth, there will be a full length feature film released in the UK and Germany simply entitled The Red Baron, with Joseph Fiennes in the lead role. Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen was the most feared and celebrated of all German pilots in World War I, and has become one of the iconic figures of history. This book, by three respected historians, has researched in detail the lives of all of his 123 victims (over 100 of whom are depicted), and provides a blow-by-blow account of their encounter with the great man – a unique compilation of material.

About the Author

Norman Franks is a respected historian and author. Previous titles for Pen and Sword include InThe Footsteps of the Red Baron (co-authored with Mike OConnor), The Fighting Cocks, RAF Fighter Pilots Over Burma, Dogfight, The Fallen Few of the Battle of Britain (with Nigel McCrery) and Dowdings Eagles. Over the course of his career, Frank has published some of the most compelling works on First World War fighter aviation, being one of the worlds leading authorities on the subject.

He lives in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex.



Born in 1953, Nigel McCrery travelled extensively during his childhood as his father was in the RAF. They settled in Nottingham.

He served in the Nottinghamshire Constabulary between 1978 and 1987. He then read History at Trinity College, Cambridge and joined the BBC graduate entry course. He has written or been responsible for a number of highly successful BBC series and films including Silent Witness, New Tricks and All The King’s Men. He has written over a dozen novels. Into Touch - Rugby Players Killed in The Great War, Final Wicket - Cricketers Killed in The Great War , The Coming Storm – Test and First Class Cricketers Killed in World War Two and The Extinguished Flame - Olympians Killed in the Great War are in print with Pen and Sword Military.

Nigel lives in Nottingham.