Manfred von Richthofen

Photographic account of Manfred von Richthofen's life, WWI aerial combat achievements, propaganda influence, and enduring historical legacy. It is more than a hundred years since the First World War fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen was killed in combat on the Western Front. By then, due to a strange twist of fate, his name was becoming as well known in Britain, France and the USA as it was in Germany. Following the outbreak of war in 1914, von Richthofen initially served as a calvary reconnais