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The Complete Blue Max: A Chronological Record of the Holders of the Pour le Mérite, Prussia's Highest Military Order, from 1740 to 1918 Kindle Edition

by Kevin Brazier (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
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Hermann Gring, Erwin Rommel, Manfred von Richthofen, Paul von Hindenburg, Helmuth von Moltke, Ernst Junger, Max Immelmann they were among the most famous individuals to be awarded the Kingdom of Prussias highest military order, the Pour le Mrite, better known as the Blue Max. Until the end of the Great War the Blue Max was the most prestigious accolade, a German serviceman could wish for. Yet fictions and myths about the Blue Max have obscured its long and fascinating history. Kevin Brazier, in this comprehensive account of the Pour le Mrite and of the men who received it, aims to set the record straight, and he provides a comprehensive listing of the men who were given this high honor.
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"...the bedrock of this book is chronological lists of names. WWI aces are listed with their victory totals followed by a section profiling them and their exploits in good depth. A 16pp section features black and white photos of Blue Max recipients, This book should appeal to anyone interested in medals, Prussian and German Military history and most of all Great War Aces."
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Kevin Brazier has investigated the lives, careers and military exploits of all 1358 VC holders in order to compile this unique book. He has long been intrigued by medals and medal recipients, in particular by the VC, Britain’s highest award for gallantry. His other books include The Complete George Cross and The Complete Blue Max.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00GS8A3TG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Military (August 19, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 19, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1415 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 370 pages
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    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 21 ratings

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Blue&Gold
2.0 out of 5 stars Not Complete - Only Aviator Bios
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2022
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Having bought and been impressed with the author's The Complete Victoria Cross and the first two volumes of The Complete Knight's Cross, I was looking forward to this book as well, but it is a disappointment. Compared to the other books, it is far from "complete." Whereas the other books had biographies of all of the recipients, this book only has biographies for WWI recipients from the German Air Service. The dust jacket begins with references to persons such as Rommel, von Hindenburg, von Moltke and Junger, but you will find no bios of any of them here. They are nothing but a name on a list (chronological, not alphabetical), with a date of award. That's it. The dust jacket also claims that will find the achievements of the earliest recipients. That is false - there is no information on achievements; again, just a name listed chronologically. Even as a simple list, the book is not "complete" - for many of the early years of the award, the only information given is the number of awards - no names at all. If the book had been limited to just the recipients from the First World War, but had included bios for all, like in the other books, it would have been far better. It seems the author was really only interested in the aviators, as further evidenced by the inclusion of biographies of pilots who did not receive the Blue Max, but who the author thinks should have. This book would more appropriately titled: "Blue Max Recipients of the German Air Service."
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William C. Mcdaniel
3.0 out of 5 stars By far not "complete"
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2014
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I was excited to receive this book. Comprehensive material on this historically significant medal is rare. While the book comprises about 50% of its pages to a listing of the receipients there is absolutely no aditional info such as rank or even war it was awarded. The WW1 section includes good bios on receipients, but only on air receipients. This info is widely available from any number of sources. Information on famous infantry winners such as Rommel or Ernst Junger is totaly abscent. Very little historical information on the history of the medal itself, two pages only if I remember. I think 2.5 stars is a fair rating.
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ELEK
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Indeed!
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2017
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An excellent reference work. It will be on my shelf (virtual shelf since I bought the Kindle version) for many years. I found it curious how the medal was originally given mostly to nobility and generals but only in WWI was it routinely given to lower-ranking officer pilots. There are some very interesting stories about the recipients of the Blue Max.
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Richtofen Fan
1.0 out of 5 stars A case of when to judge a book by its cover.
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2022
A book entitled " A complete Blue Max" shows a copy or fake blue max on its cover. It is not hard to get a photo of a real Blue Max to use on the cover, or is it that the author cannot distinguish a fake Pour le Merite from a real one?
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Kindle-Kunde
2.0 out of 5 stars Enttäuscht
Reviewed in Germany on July 7, 2021
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Gerade was die Zeit des Alten Fritz betrifft, liest man oftmals nur Vermerke wie "1740 19 awards, including..." 4 Träger werden namentlich genannt.
Bei anderen Jahren wird gar kein einziger der X ausgezeichneten Soldaten erwähnt

Schade, hätte mehr erhofft
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Cliente Amazon
5.0 out of 5 stars Ótima compra.
Reviewed in Brazil on December 15, 2016
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Ótimo livro. Levantamento completo sobre todos os detentores da extinta medalha "Pour Lê Merit" ou Blue Max. Ela ainda existe na Alemanha mas só para fins civis. Ótima compra.
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toshi
5.0 out of 5 stars Blue Max一覧
Reviewed in Japan on October 25, 2018
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本文の半分は、Blue Max授与者リスト（年代別、授与日、階級、氏名）と、残り半分はBlue Max受賞戦闘機搭乗員の戦歴が紹介されています。
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Marlon Schultz
1.0 out of 5 stars The photography is sad. They could not even get a sharp photo ...
Reviewed in Canada on February 25, 2016
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I looked forward to receiving this book. It was not what it claimed to be. The use of dated and incorrect information seems to be previelent There are books written by Dr. Lance J. Bronnnenkant, Greg Van Wyngarden , and Peter Killduff that provide a more historically accurate account of the lives of these aviators. The photography is sad . They could not even get a sharp photo of the Pour le Merite . A local collector owns a real Pour le Merite and had me photograph his medal for him . It was no effort to get a sharp photograph. A number of photos of German aviators who were nominated , but not awarded the medal before the end of the war are so bad you cannot make out who they are.
Not worth the price.
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