Manfred von Richthofen: The High Price of Glory

“This book is recommended for readers interested in the physical and psychological impacts unique to Manfred von Richthofen’s experience of life and death.” —Over the Front

It is more than a hundred years since Manfred von Richthofen, the ‘Red Baron’, was killed in combat on the Western Front. Yet this gallant fighter pilot is probably as well known today as he was his lifetime.

Beginning in 1916, when his lethal skills were first realised, his image proved a godsend to his country’s propagan...