Professor Porsche's Wars
the secret life of ferdinand porsche, the legendary engineer who armed two belligerents through four decades
$69.28
- Paperback
286 pages
- Release Date
8 May 2018
Summary
Professor Porsche’s Secret Life: Engineering Genius and the Third Reich
Regarded as one of the great automotive engineers of the twentieth century, Ferdinand Porsche is well remembered today for his remarkable automotive designs including the Volkswagen Beetle and Auto Union Grand Prix cars. Yet there is another side to his extraordinary career, for he was an equally inventive designer of military vehicles and machinery. In this field too he excelled. Indeed the sheer versatility of…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526726797 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1526726793 |
| Author: | Karl Ludvigsen |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Military |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 286 |
| Release Date: | 8 May 2018 |
| Weight: | 1.07kg |
| Dimensions: | 276mm x 215mm |
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“If you believe that Karl Ludvigsen has already illuminated all aspects of the Porsche brand and person, now this book arrives that deals with the less-known military designs.A comprehensive bibliography and index complete a work that is not just intended for those interested in automobiles.”– “Austro Classic”
About The Author
Karl Ludvigsen
Karl Ludvigsen is a world-renowned and prize-winning historian and author with over fifty books to his credit. He has made in-depth studies of the cars and histories of Volkswagen, Corvette, Porsche and Mercedes-Benz as well as the careers of leading Grand Prix drivers and designers. A former vice-president of Ford of Europe, Ludvigsen has had a life-long interest in engineering and military history. Among his most notable publications are Porsche: Excellence Was Expected, Battle for the Beetle and Colin Chapman: Inside the Innovator.
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