03164cam a2200409 i 4500 567642826 TxAuBib 20220701120000.0 131104s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2013043114 9780760346020 pbk. 19.99 076034602X pbk. 19.99 TxAuBib rda Vansant, Wayne. The Red Baron : the graphic history of Richthofen's Flying Circus and the air war in WWI / Wayne Vansant. Minneapolis, MN : Zenith Press, 2014. 101 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Zenith graphic histories Includes bibliographical references (page 100). "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. In his signature style, enjoyed by readers of Normandy and Bombing Nazi Germany, Vansant beautifully depicts the fearsome intelligence and mid-flight awareness that would earn Richthofen eighty documented air combat victories over the Western Front in the halcyon days of military aviation. From his beginnings as cavalry member and a pilot-in-training to the years he spent commanding Jasta 11 from the cockpit of his fabled red plane, to his eventual leadership of the ultra-mobile Jagdgeschwader 1 (aptly nicknamed "Richtofen's Flying Circus" by nervous foes because of the group's colorful airplanes and mobile airfields), The Red Baron brings the story of this legendary figure to life. Richthofen died young under controversial circumstances, but the Red Baron's astonishing skill and tactical acumen lived on far long after his death and helped usher in a new type of warfare that would reign supreme twenty-five years later: war in the air. "-- Provided by publisher. "Told in graphic novel format, the story of Manfred von Richthofen--better known as the Red Baron--from his beginnings as a cavalry member and a pilot-in-training to his death at the age of twenty-five and his enduring legacy"-- Provided by publisher. 20220701. Richthofen, Manfred, Freiherr von, 1892-1918 Comic books, strips, etc. Richthofen, Manfred, Freiherr von, 1892-1918 Juvenile literature. Fighter pilots Germany Biography Comic books, strips, etc. Fighter pilots Germany Biography Juvenile literature. World War, 1914-1918 Aerial operations, German Comic books, strips, etc. World War, 1914-1918 Aerial operations, German Juvenile literature. COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Nonfiction. HISTORY / Military / World War I. HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century. Graphic novels. Zenith graphic histories.