The Red BaronOctober 17, 2024 By Kelly Bell Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen was born May 2, 1892, as the second of four children to Baron Albrecht and Kunigunde von Richthofen. With veins full of aristocratic blood he enjoyed a life of privilege growing up in Silesia. At... ...
Lena Headey and Matthias Schweighöfer in Der Rote Baron (2008) Baron Manfred von Richthofen (left) from The Red Baron (2008). Vote! Rex Downing, Anna Neagle, Frank Reicher, and May Robson in Nurse Edith Cavell (1939) Edith Cavell from Nurse Edith Cavell (1939). Vote! Alicia Vikande...
An interview with author and graphic artist Wayne Vansant is presented which focuses on the writing of his book "The Red Baron: The Graphic History of Richthofen's Flying Circus and the Air in WWI." Other topics of the interview include air combat tactics during World War I, information on...
Who was Gertrude Bell? During World War I, she was one of many British spies in the Middle East, where she helped orchestrate the end of the Ottoman ...
The most famous Ace of all, was a German pilot. His name was Manfred von Richtofen, more famously known as ‘der Rote Baron’;…The Red Baron. The Baron was credited with somewhere in the neighbourhood of 80 confirmed kills. While 80 doesn’t seem very impressive today, it was damn imp...
Who was Gertrude Bell? During World War I, she was one of many British spies in the Middle East, where she helped orchestrate the end of the Ottoman ...
Is the aircraft carrying the smaller reflector sight here and is it therefore safe to assume the same sight was being used a month earlier on the all red paint scheme 425/17? To complicate matters further the box art shows the long sight being used and the instructions do not specify ...
earlier this year, ubisoft invited relatives of wwi veterans to submit images and stories of their family memorabilia for a chance to be included in the game. the in-game item i'd found was a map of belgium, carried by albert smith, who had fought in the australian and new zealand army...
It was he who reigned over the union of all the Germanic states into the united German Empire. He did this at Versailles along with Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor and all of his Marshalls in attendance. He was the greatest of European royalty and was a kindly and just monarch and ...
IN MARCH 1962 at his Fingal home, Cedric Bassett Popkin spoke about a famous First World War incident that had been the subject of controversy for 44 years.