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Hitler's Motor Racing Battles: The Silver Arrows Under the Swastika

by Eberhard Reuss

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The story of the invincible Silver Arrows is an enduring legend, but who remembers that in the 1930s the cars racing under this famous name were massively promoted by the Nazis?

Radio and TV journalist Eberhard Reuss paints a unique and richly illustrated portrait of the beginnings of German motor racing. Stripping away the myths that surround Hitlers race-track battles, he reveals the deep involvement of the motor industry and its top sportsmen with the Nazi regime.

Synopsis:

The story of the invincible Silver Arrows is an enduring legend, but who remembers that in the 1930s the cars racing under this famous name were massively promoted by the Nazis?

Radio and TV journalist Eberhard Reuss paints a unique and richly illustrated portrait of the beginnings of German motor racing. Stripping away the myths that surround Hitlers race-track battles, he reveals the deep involvement of the motor industry and its top sportsmen with the Nazi regime.

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About the Author

Eberhard Reuss has been a reporter, presenter and film-script writer at the Mannheim studios of South-West German Broadcasting for more than 20 years. He has produced numerous film and radio features about everyday life under the Nazi regime.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781844254767
Subtitle:
The Silver Arrows Under the Swastika
Author:
Reuss, Eberhard
Translator:
McGeoch, Angus
Publisher:
Haynes Publishing
Subject:
Motor Sports
Subject:
History
Publication Date:
September 2008
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
392
Dimensions:
9.42x6.88x1.11 in. 2.33 lbs.
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