The "Red Baron" was the most durable hero of modern wars. The German was World War I's highest-scoring ace and he was awarded the Blue Max.

pt. I. The hunter. A British Hawk -- falling ; "Learn to obey that you may learn to command" ; Obeying ; The eyes of the Army look down ; The Gospel according to Boelcke -- pt. II. The hero. The Blue Max ; Bloody April ; Commanding ; Immortally wounded ; Phoenix falls -- pt. III. The legacy. Phoenix rises ; The paper Phoenix ; The jet-propelled, supersonic, missile-firing Phoenix.