{"product_id":"defenders-of-the-reich-jagdgeschwader-1-volume-one-1939-1943","title":"DEFENDERS OF THE REICH – Jagdgeschwader 1 — Volume One 1939 – 1942 —","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003eThis is the first volume in a substantially revised three-volume study of Eric Mombeek’s classic work. The reader will find in this volume more than 280 photographs depicting JG 1’s pilots, their Messerschmitt Bf 109s [...]\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-striped\" style=\"width: 99.9197%; height: 490.465px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"item-1\" style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 46.42%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover finish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.0759%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerfect paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 18.5895px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 46.42%; height: 18.5895px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.0759%; height: 18.5895px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e1-903223-01-6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"item-2\" style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 46.42%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.0759%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUsed Good\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"item-3\" style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 46.42%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.0759%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e112\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"item-4\" style=\"height: 315.114px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 46.42%; height: 315.114px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.0759%; height: 315.114px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFirst published in 2001 by Classic Publications Limited, Friars Gate Farm, Mardens Hill, Crowborough East Sussex TN6 1XH England\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePublished under licence in the United States of America by AIRtime Publishing Inc. 120 East Avenue,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eNorwalk CT 06851\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e© 2001 Classic Publications and Eric Mombeek\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e© 2000 Colour Artwork Thomas Tullis and Eddie J Creek\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"item-5\" style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 46.42%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.0759%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"item-6\" style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 46.42%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCollection \/ Series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.0759%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClassic Publications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"item-7\" style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 46.42%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.0759%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e22.5 x 30 x 1 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"item-8\" style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 46.42%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.0759%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEric Mombeek\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"item-9\" style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 46.42%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEditor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 51.0759%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClassic Publications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003ePart 1: Combat Account (Heligoland)\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\"The Tommies were chased in all directions by our fighters \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003ewhile we\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e attacked a British bomber. It defended itself well and \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003ehit\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e my machine on three occasions. One of the bullets passed very close to my head. But then the bomber came \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003einto\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e the centre of my sights. I fired at point-blank range and continued to follow my victim. There were no more than several metres between the two of us. I had to pull away quickly. I was preparing for another attack after a wide turn when \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eI\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e saw the aircraft fall into the sea like a stone. My wingman immediately confirmed my victory. The combat had already taken us more than 30 km to the \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003ewest\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e of Heligoland Island. We chased them for some 150 km before returning.\"\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"j3tEEe\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003ePart 2: Book Overview \u0026amp; Blurb\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eIn this first installment of the illustrated history of the Luftwaffe's\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e premier fighter \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003edefense\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e unit, aviation historian Eric Mombeek tells the story of the formation of Jagdgeschwader 1 and its subsequent clashes with the RAF over the North Sea during 1941–1942. Tasked with defending the skies over the Third Reich, JG 1 numbered among its ranks some of the Luftwaffe's leading fighter aces, including Heinz Bär, Walter Oesau, and Herbert Ihlefeld.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThis is the first volume in a substantially revised, three-volume study\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e of Eric Mombeek's classic work. The reader will find in this volume more than 280 photographs depicting \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eJG 1's\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e pilots, their Messerschmitt Bf 109s, and the first Focke-Wulf Fw 190s to be operated by the unit. Many of these pictures are being included for the first time and are not contained in earlier editions. They are accompanied by \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003efull-color\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e aircraft profiles by leading artist Tom Tullis.\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"j3tEEe\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"yhAwj\"\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003ePart 3: Combat Account (Katwijk)\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\"It was 17:37 hours and we were 7 km to the west of Katwijk. My two wingmen were still far away from me when I saw, 100 metres above me, an Armstrong Whitley flying northwards. After changing direction, \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eI\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e attacked it from below and behind. The enemy was so slow compared to me that I could only \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003efire\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e a short burst before overtaking it. My victim then turned towards the Dutch coast, and I was able to attack again. During this attack, the enemy aircraft began to burn. It exploded and fell like a torch at an angle of 45 degrees. It crashed about 7 km to the west of Katwijk. It was 17:39 hours...\"\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"aviation.brussels","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54610528174426,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/3015\/9446\/files\/IMG_5313_aafcedd4-de00-4417-9968-fa3ccdc7d3cc.jpg?v=1787216263","url":"https:\/\/aviation.brussels\/products\/defenders-of-the-reich-jagdgeschwader-1-volume-one-1939-1943","provider":"aviation.brussels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}