Description
| Product ID: | 9781844150878 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | In the Footsteps of the Red Baron |
| Authors: | Author: Mike O'Connor, Norman Franks |
| Page Count: | 160 |
| Subjects: | Biography: general, Biography: general, European history, First World War, Air forces and warfare, British & Irish history, First World War, Air forces & warfare, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Manfred von Richthofen became a fighter pilot on the Western Front in August 1916. By January 1917, Richthofen had shot down fifteen aircraft had been appointed commander of his own unit. He painted the fuselage of his Albatros D-III bright red and was nicknamed the Red Baron. This book is divided into three sectors of the WWI front line in which von Richthofen operated. Airfield sites, memorials and the graves of Manfred's famous victims are described with directions for the battlefield walker. |
| Imprint Name: | Leo Cooper Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2004-01-20 |
