World War I's Most Famous Aces: The Red Baron and Eddie Rickenbacker

Few participants in World War I are more famous than Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron. A German known for victories in a war that his country lost, a cavalry officer made famous as mounted combat disappeared, and an aristocratic hero in a century dominated by democracy; Richthofen's celebrity stands in stark contrast to the era. For the handful of men fighting in the air, it was a different matter, because World War I brought about the emergence of ful...