Emerging from the rubble of catastrophic defeat, postwar West Germany amazed the world with its energized ascension to economic powerhouse. These exceptional photographs of the era by Josef Darchinger capture a nation in transition, from disaster to triumph. In color and black-and-white, they offer unique visual testimony of a transformative historical moment.

Limited Collector’s Edition of 1,000 signed copies, each with signed pigment print Reichstag, Berlin, 1958