La mia vita

Even those that may not know much about history know something about The Red Baron; whether it’s your favorite frozen pizza brand, more likely from the ever popular comic strip Peanuts character Snoopy, or even from the 1966 hit song by the Royal Guardsmen. Manfred Richthofen could well be the most Leggi tutto

The average man on the street may not know the first thing about the Great War, but he'll have heard of the Red Baron. Attribute that to a silly song, or a Peanuts comic trip, but in the Great War Germany had no hero like Baron Manfred von Richthofen, a true knight of the air. Beginning as a cavalry Leggi tutto

why do i do this to myself. THE ACES ARE DEAD, MEGAN, GET OVER IT. *sobs* Okay, so I was really really REALLY excited when I found this at the bookstore, but I still didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I actually did. I was afraid Manfred would be boring. He isn't boring. I was afraid he would be bl Leggi tutto

Muy interesante. Me gustó la manera tan "despreocupada y casual" en la que cuenta sus hazañas. Es muy curiosa su visión "romántica" de la guerra.

Este libro lo leí con mis hijos en voz alta para la materia de “Literatura de Historia” de cuarto grado. Acabábamos de ver la Primera Guerra Mundial y este es uno de los libros que se leen a la par con la materia de “Historia del Mundo”.

There is something always incredibly useful about reading the thoughts of someone who has achieved greatness. When reading Julius Caesar's Civil War or Gallic War, one knows one is reading, to a certain extent, propaganda. Still, tactics, strategy, and the overall worldview of Caesar inevitably leak Leggi tutto

I've read a few of these books now, both German and British (Just not got round to the French yet). This stacks up very well. It is rather Prussian in it's manner and as such it's very difficult to get a real "feel" for the man. However, if you're looking for Snoopys' opponent you WILL be disappoint Leggi tutto