Stephen Lawson reviews two new volumes published by Aeronaut Books.

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Thanks for posting this Richard.

I still have my maroon plastic Aurora DR-1 I/Dad built back in 1956/57. Some time during that build, he told me the story of the Red Baron, the fight with Brown. I was hooked.

Now I specialize in my hobby. Early WW1 for the most on this subject.

I would like to know what the date split is between the 2 volumes, as I am In an Albatros period. right now.

Great review,
Captn Tommy

(I too made a tiny contribution to a rather good Helicopter History Book, when I worked with that book's author. We were Engineers (I was very new). He passed his manuscript across the desk, "take a look I'd like your opinion." What a thrill and honor you must have felt to be asked.)

The split between the volumes is when MvR received the head wound. Volume 1 covers von Richthofen’s career up to his wounding in action on 6 July 1917 and has 203 photos (81 in color), 12 illustrations (8 in color), and a painting plus color profiles in its 240 pages. Volume 2 covers von Richthofen’s career from his wounding in action on 6 July 1917 until his death in action and has 163 photos (44 in color) and color profiles in its 234 pages.

Thank You Sir..

Captn Tommy

No worries.

This looks excellent! Are the photos shown colorized?

In most cases yes. But Colorized images of WWI subjects were the earliest attempts predating color film. The way to tell if it is WWI era or modern is that early colorized images have much harsher shadows than modern attempts.