WGFB: Blue Max Airmen: German Airmen Awarded the Pour le Mérite, Vol.14 (Aeronaut)

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Book Title:

WGFB: Blue Max Airmen: Vol.14 (Aeronaut)

Author:

Lance J. Bronnenkant, PhD

ISBN:

978-1-935881-90-2

Category:

Biography

Format:

Paperback

Summary:

The Blue Max Airmen: German Airmen Awarded the Pour le Mérite, Vol.14 (The Blue Max Airmen) Paperback – 2019

by Lance J. Bronnenkant, PhD
Greg VanWyngarden (Aircraft Colors & Markings), Bob Pearson (Color Profiles), Aaron Weaver (Cover Design), Jack Herris (Design & Layout), Lance J. Bronnenkant & Jack Herris (Digital Photo Editing)

From the Publisher:

The Blue Max Airmen series is the real story of the German airmen awarded the Pour le Mérite during the Great War. Author Lance J. Bronnenkant, PhD., and Aeronaut Books are pleased to bring you the most detailed and graphically lavish account of these heroes ever produced, covering the men in context with the war’s chronology of events. For each recipient a comprehensive, well-illustrated biography of the man is given, together with photos of the aircraft he flew, followed by details of his service, including other awards won. Color profiles of the aircraft are also provided for interest to enthusiasts and as references for modelers.

The Blue Max Airmen Volume 14 covers the careers of Fricke (40th), Horn (41st), Loerzer (42nd), Kroll (43rd), and Buttlar-Brandenfels (44th). Loerzer and Kroll were fighter aces, Fricke and Horn were observers, and Buttlar-Brandenfels was a Zeppelin Commander. The book has 128 photographs in its 128 pages and color profiles of 15 aircraft flown by the men.

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Series: The Blue Max Airmen
Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Aeronaut Books (6 Dec. 2019)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1935881906
ISBN-13: 978-1935881902
Product Dimensions: 21.59 x 0.79 x 27.94 cm


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Another cracking entry in this series of the best and most informative WW1 archive I have come across. Plenty of background info on the men themselves, and loads of photographs, many not published previously. The 15 colour plates are a real boon to repainters like myself. This volume devotes 18 pages to Fricke (2 colour profiles), 8 pages to Horn, 42 pages to Loerzer (8 colour profiles), 26 pages to Kroll (3 colour profiles) and 20 pages to Buttlar-Brandenfels (2 colour Zeppelin profiles). Each pilot is treated in a fashion similar to the format laid out in Volume 1 (Boelcke & Immelmann), with an examination of The Man, The Aircraft, and Military Service & Victory List.

This volume also contains a list of Pour le Mérite winners, both by date of award and alphabetically, an index, bibliography, and glossary of terms.

I really can’t praise these books highly enough. I own all fifteen in the series to date, and I’m looking forward to more!