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Knights Without Parachutes
A Blog of Great War Stories
Why Lufbery's Gradual Introduction to Combat Worked
2018-03-14 23:40
The stories of great ace against great ace were few, partly because aces hunted like predators, chasing by preference those who were young, inexperienced, and lost.
Better to Follow the Red Baron than Lead Another Squadron
2018-03-10 18:56
"Richthofen. The rain is seeping down from his cap, running into his face. 'Hello, Udet,' says the captain, and he tips his cap."
Leadership Lessons from the Red Baron
2018-03-04 18:48
Richthofen "did not rebuke them; rather, he said not a word about it." According to the pilots, that was worse than the most severe reprimand.
More on Stephen Thompson's First Air Victory
2018-02-26 17:00
If he got enthralled with the scenery and forgot to keep breathing he started to feel the effects of oxygen deprivation.
Last Words of the Red Baron
2018-02-24 16:52
"I think of this war as it really is, not as the people at home imagine, with a Hoorah! and a roar. It is very serious, very grim..."
Stephen Thompson Scores One for the US
2018-02-03 16:45
The first all-American victory by the first all-American pilot! Well...no; he was in a French plane, which he was invited up in while visiting a French squadron, and he wasn't flying it; he was the ob...
