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As one of the most successful German fighter pilots of World War I, Rudolf Berthold was victorious in forty-four aerial combats. He was also shot down or forced to land after six fights and survived crash landings in every case. Early in WWI, when only fighter pilots were awarded the Kingdom of Prussia's (and de facto, Imperial Germany's) highest bravery decoration, the Pour le Mérite, Berthold became the tenth recipient of the honor. Of that early...
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Over the last 70 years, in countless books and essays, Hermann Göring has been defined by his crimes and excess during the Third Reich and the Second World War. But his activities as a young career military officer in World War I have invariably been glossed over — until now. 'Hermann Göring — Fighter Ace' is the first in-depth look at Göring's role as a military flyer and air combat leader from 1914 through the end of The Great War, and how...