The Red Baron: The Graphic History of Richthofen's Flying Circus and the Air War in WWI

About this book

In The Red Baron graphic artist and author Wayne Vansant illustrates the incredible 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 in the air and on the ground. Vansant beautifully depicts the fearsome intelligence and mid-flight awareness that would earn Richthofen 80 air combat victoriesfrom his rough beginnings to the years he spent commanding Jasta 11 from the cockpit of his fabled red plane to his eventual leadership of the infamous "Flying Circus " named for the groups colorful aircraft and mobile airfields.