The Red Knight of Germany

Officially credited with 80 air combat victories, Manfred von Richthofen was considered the Ace of Aces of WWI. Though Richthofen did not survive the war, his legend and all-red aircraft still capture people’s imagination over a hundred years later. First published in 1930, Gibbons combines combat reports and press articles with personal letters and survivors’ recollections in a powerful, narrative driven account of the life of ‘The Red Knight of Germany.’