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When people look back on the First World War, they reflect on the carnage, futile frontal assaults, high rates of deaths and the failure to conclude a just peace from such a terrible war. However, during this period, heroes emerged, such as the Red Baron (Manfred Von Richthofen) Lawrence of Arabia and even fictional characters such as “Biggles”. These individuals stand lauded and celebrated for their accomplishments in being very talented modern day knights, with an instilled sense of chivalry and honour in their duties. However, one person, who actually rivaled the great “Red Baron”…was a working class person, born into grinding poverty, brought up by a single parent and became self-taught, in which he studied electrical engineering his name was Edward ‘Mick’ Mannock.
 The poverty, inequality and injustice that he experienced in his youth, made his transition to socialism very easy. He would participate in studWhen people look back on the First World War, they reflect on the carnage, futile frontal assaults, high rates of deaths and the failure to conclude a just peace from such a terrible war. However, during this period, heroes emerged, such as the Red Baron (Manfred Von Richthofen) Lawrence of Arabia and even fictional characters such as “Biggles”.
These individuals stand lauded and celebrated for their accomplishments in being very talented modern day knights, with an instilled sense of chivalry and honour in their duties. However, one person, who actually rivaled the great “Red Baron”…was a working class person, born into grinding poverty, brought up by a single parent and became self-taught, in which he studied electrical engineering his name was Edward ‘Mick’ Mannock. ù
he poverty, inequality and injustice that he experienced in his youth, made his transition to socialism very easy. He would participate in study groups, meetings and campaigns, in order to promote the new political philosophy that had strengthened in the 19th century. But his work in the new field of telecommunications would take him abroad, where in Turkey, working on the national phone network, was imprisoned in 1914 where he was placed in a concentration camp, he was released just before Turkey declared war on the Allied Powers.
Mannock made his way back to Britain,joining the British Army but later his training in engineering made him a perfect candidate for the newly established Royal Flying Corp. By 1917, Mannock was a trained pilot and he set about his deadly work. Quickly gaining a reputation as a fighter ace, he assisted other pilots in gaining confidence by attaching kills to new recruits. His total kills were 73, but many suspect that this number is far higher.
The stress, horror and close encounters with death, certainly took their toll on Mick Mannock, as he suffered depression and his own personal health, was always weak, due to blindness at an early age and suffering neglectful treatment by the Turks, earlier in the war. Mick Mannock became a Squadron Leader (No.74) and he inspired his men, most of whom were better educated than himself, but his experience, bravery and sheer force of personality inspired fierce loyalty from his men. Unfortunately in July 1918 Mick Mannock was shot down by ground-fire. He ended the war as Britain’s second highest scoring Ace of World War One. Not only had Britain lost one of its leading fighter pilots, but it was widely acknowledged, that Mannock was a proilific speaker, self-educated and a Member of the newly created Labour Party, if he’d have survived World War One, it opens a painful question.
Would Mannock have run for political office and how formidable a political opponent would one of Britain’s most highly decorated war heroes would’ve been?. ~ by robred on November 8, 2009. y groups, meetings and campaigns, in order to promote the new political philosophy that had strengthened in the 19th century. But his work in the new field of telecommunications would take him abroad, where in Turkey, working on the national phone network, was imprisoned in 1914 where he was placed in a concentration camp, he was released just before Turkey declared war on the Allied Powers. Mannock made his way back to Britain,joining the British Army but later his training in engineering made him a perfect candidate for the newly established Royal Flying Corp. By 1917, Mannock was a trained pilot and he set about his deadly work. Quickly gaining a reputation as a fighter ace, he assisted other pilots in gaining confidence by attaching kills to new recruits. His total kills were 73, but many suspect that this number is far higher.
The stress, horror and close encounters with death, certainly took their toll on Mick Mannock, as he suffered depression and his own personal health, was always weak, due to blindness at an early age and suffering neglectful treatment by the Turks, earlier in the war.
Mick Mannock became a Squadron Leader (No.74) and he inspired his men, most of whom were better educated than himself, but his experience, bravery and sheer force of personality inspired fierce loyalty from his men.

 Unfortunately in July 1918 Mick Mannock was shot down by ground-fire. He ended the war as Britain’s second highest scoring Ace of World War One. Not only had Britain lost one of its leading fighter pilots, but it was widely acknowledged, that Mannock was a proilific speaker, self-educated and a Member of the newly created Labour Party, if he’d have survived World War One, it opens a painful question. Would Mannock have run for political office and how formidable a political opponent would one of Britain’s most highly decorated war heroes would’ve been?. ~ by robred grevesend digger on November 8, 2009.plane by corgi figures Hill