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Volkswagen - From Nazi People's Car to New Beetle (Hitler's Chariots)

The exciting, fascinating saga of the creation of the world's most popular car, the famed Volkswagen Beetle, under the Nazi regime of German dictator Adolf Hitler, who played a pivotal role in its design, construction, and marketing during 1933-38.
It is also the story of the two Drs. Porsches who created it - Ferdinand, Sr., and his son, Ferry - as well as Dr. Robert Ley's German Labor Front that built it, and Adolf Huhnlein's Nazi Motor Corps that helped popularize driving and made motoring a reality in the Third Reich.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Blaine Taylor
Formato:	144 pagine, 22.5 x 28.5 x 1.9 cm, copertina rigida
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2011)
Collana:	Hitler's Chariots
ISBN:	9780764337536

The Extraordinary Life of Josef Ganz: The Jewish Engineer Behind Hitler's Volkswagen

The astonishing biography of Josef Ganz, a Jewish designer from Frankfurt, who in May 1931 created a revolutionary small car: the Maikäfer (German for May bug).
The Nazis not only "took" the concept of Ganz's family car - their production model even ended up bearing the same nickname. The Beetle incorporated many of the features of Ganz's original Maikäfer, yet until recently Ganz received no recognition for his pioneering work.

The Nazis did all they could to keep the Jewish godfather of the German compact car out of the history books. Now Paul Schilperoord sets the record straight. In a biography that reads like a spy thriller, he tells how Ganz was imprisoned by the Gestapo, until an influential friend with connections to Göring helped secure his release.
Soon afterwards he was forced to flee Germany while Porsche created the Volkswagen for Hitler using many of his groundbreaking ideas. Ganz was hunted by the Nazis even beyond Germany's borders and narrowly escaped assassination.

After the war Ganz moved to Australia, where he died in 1967. This biography is a great read for anyone interested in World War II, Jewish history, the evolution of car design or simply the life stories of extraordinary individuals.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Paul Schilperoord
Formato:	406 pagine, 23.5 x 16 x 3.9 cm, copertina rigida
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato con foto in B&N
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	RVP Publishers Inc. (USA, 2011)
ISBN:	9781614122012

Das grosse VW-Cabrio-Buch - Käfer, Karmann-Ghia, Golf I, Golf III, Exoten (Reprint)

Open Volkswagens! They were and are more popular than all other convertibles, were built more often and have made more history and stories than anything else that moves "topless" on four wheels.
The original convertible is definitely the open Beetle in its various versions. It and its brother, the Karmann-Ghia convertible, are particularly associated with concepts such as youth, student days, freedom and leisure.
The successor series, the Golf convertible, catapulted the topic of open Volkswagens into the modern era and was therefore laughed at for a long time - but the success of the Golf proved the Wolfsburg-based company right.

The big VW convertible book tells the story of all open VWs, from the Beetle to the Karmann Ghia to the Golf I and the Golf III. It presents all the exotics, studies and experiments that have been carried out on the various VW convertibles.
With all the technical data, many rare pictures and detailed descriptions. Here you can find out everything you want to know about these cars - in a competent and entertaining way.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Lars Döhmann, Jost Niemeier
Formato:	184 pagine, 34 x 24.5 cm, copertina rigida
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato con foto in B&N
Lingua:	tedesco
Editore:	Heel-Verlag GmbH (D, 2017)
ISBN:	9783958435094

Traumauto Volkswagen - Wie Käfer, Golf und Bulli in die DDR kamen

At the end of the 1970s, the VW Golf was officially available in small numbers in East Germany, making it highly desirable, though few were able to obtain one. In the following years, other cult models like the Beetle and T1 Bulli became popular in East Germany - but at what cost?

Volkswagen cars were considered dream vehicles in the socialist worker-and-peasant state. Only after reunification did modern four-stroke engines replace the fuel-hungry two-stroke engines of the Trabant and Wartburg.

In this book, Eberhard Kittler, an expert on East Germany and VW, explores the history of this unique connection. Numerous previously unpublished documents and exclusive photographs illustrate the development and influence of Volkswagen models in East Germany.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Eberhard Kittler
Formato:	256 pagine, 28.5 x 21.5 x 2.1 cm, copertina rigida
Illustrazioni:	380 foto in B&N e in colori
Lingua:	tedesco
Editore:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2024)
ISBN:	9783613046405

Volkswagen - Personenwagen seit 1973 (Typenkompass)

This reference book chronologically presents all Volkswagen cars manufactured since 1973.

Pagine del libro "Volkswagen - Personenwagen seit 1973"

Presents the Golf, Polo, Passat, Scirocco, Phaeton and Beetle as well as other VW models. Each type is presented with a photo, a historical description and a technical sheet.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Joachim Kuch
Formato:	128 pagine, 20.5 x 14 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	1 foto in B&N e 141 in colori
Lingua:	tedesco
Editore:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2016)
Collana:	Typenkompass
ISBN:	9783613039049

Volkswagen - Tradition mit Zukunft

Volkswagen made headlines even before its founding: as Hitler's favorite project, during the difficult postwar period, and through its rapid rise in the economic boom years.

Even severe crises have been used by the company to reinvent itself. The diesel scandal and heavy fines will not stop VW from shaping the future of mobility.

In this book, Joachim Kuch presents a current and comprehensive model chronicle of all vehicles that have shaped the streets - from the Beetle, Golf, and Tiguan to the Passat and Bulli.

Dettagli del libro

Autore:	Joachim Kuch
Formato:	224 pagine, 30.5 x 23 cm, copertina rigida
Illustrazioni:	550 foto in B&N e in colori
Lingua:	tedesco
Editore:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2021)
ISBN:	9783613043817