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Fighters Defending the Reich A Selection of German Wartime Photographs from the Bundesarchiv, Koblenz
Fighters Defending the Reich A Selection of German Wartime Photographs from the Bundesarchiv, Koblenz
Author: Bryan Philpott
Condition: Poor
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Fighters Defending the Reich: A Selection of German Wartime Photographs from the Bundesarchiv, Koblenz offers a concentrated visual narrative of the Luftwaffe’s fighter arm during the Defence of the Reich campaign, presenting black‑and‑white wartime images that document air defence operations, pilot activity, and the German home‑front air war within the broader European theater of World War II; drawn directly from the Bundesarchiv holdings, the volume provides a primary‑source photographic perspective valuable for understanding the tactics, equipment, and daily realities of German fighter units in 1939–1945.
Published in 1981 by AZTEX Corp (ISBN 9780894040443; ISBN 10: 0894040448) and compiled by Bryan Philpott, this vintage photographic album functions as an illustrated military history and archival photo reference—featuring curated Bundesarchiv, Koblenz photographs, visual documentation of aircraft, uniforms and equipment, and the sort of archival imagery prized by collectors, researchers, and enthusiasts of Second World War aviation history.
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Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Bibliographic
Fighters Defending the Reich
Author: Bryan Philpott
ISBN 10: 0894040448
ISBN 13: 9780894040443
Publisher: AZTEX Corp, Tucson
Publication year: 1981
Type of book
World War II photo album
Photographic album
Illustrated military history
Wartime photographs collection
Archival photo reference
Content & Focus
German wartime photographs
Bundesarchiv, Koblenz photo collection
Luftwaffe fighter forces
Defense of the Reich air campaign
Air defense of Germany
German home front air war (air defense aspect only)
Second World War aviation
European air war
Black-and-white wartime photography
Theater(s) of war
European Theater
Germany – air defense of the Reich
Nations & forces involved
Germany
Axis air forces
Luftwaffe fighter arm
Branch / Unit focus
Luftwaffe
German fighter units (general, as defenders of the Reich)
Air force operations (defensive)
Weapons / Aircraft
German WWII fighter aircraft (general focus)
Form & Visual Material
Archival photographs
Historical photo documentation
Illustrated with wartime images
Visual reference for uniforms and equipment (photographic)
Subject Keywords
World War II – air operations
Air defense of the Reich
German fighter aviation
Military aviation history
German military history 1939–1945
Photographic history of WWII
Bundesarchiv photo series
Book Condition: Poor
Book Condition: Poor
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