The Day the Red Baron Died Author:Dale Titler More than half a century has passed since the famous red triplane of Baron Manfred von Richthofen crashed behind the Allied lines in World War I. Yet the legend of his life and the controversy surrounding his death has never been forgotten. In this extraordinary book, based on a complete search of the records and the eye-witness reports of the... more » airmen and ground troops who were present that day, the last days and hours of the famous German ace are recreated by a superbly qualified historian.
Almost twenty years in the writing and including many rare photographs from private collections, The Day the Red Baron Died is the definitive account of the most celebrated single episode in the annals of aerial combat in the First World War.« less