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by Tim Hillier Graves.
Hardback (7.1×9.9 inches). 171 pages. 2025.
This is the third Red Baron in photos book I’ve reviewed. The first was The Red Baron: A Photographic Album of the First World War’s Greatest Ace Manfred von Richthofen (see the review in the 6/29/2021 AAR or here at hmgs.org). The second was The Red Baron: A History in Pictures (see the 6/29/2022 AAR or up on hmgs.org).
The first had 230 black and white photos, plus six black and white illustrations and two black and white maps. The second had 201 black and white photos and one black and white illustration.
This third one contains 341 black and white photos, 29 color photos, five black and white illustrations, and three color illustrations. Many are not of von Richthofen — hence the “Times” as part of the title. No matter, plenty of Manfred to go around. Note the color section contains mostly colorized versions of black and white photos.
The text borrows from his autobiography and includes excerpts from fellow pilots and Allied pilots. It covers from childhood to death.
Couple typos: “Kampflieger” (p. viii) or “Kampfflieger (p. xi) — I don’t know which spelling is correct; and “hope for a quite exhumation” (p156) should be “quiet.”
With all those photos, it reads quick and offers plenty of photo resources.
Enjoyed it.
— Reviewed by Russ Lockwood
