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Hitler S Motorcars
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Author : John Starkey
language : en
Publisher: Frontline Books
Release Date : 2023-10-30
Hitler S Motorcars written by John Starkey and has been published by Frontline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-30 with History categories.
Many are the photographs of Hitler standing proudly in the passenger seat of a midnight blue Mercedes, arm outstretched in his famous salute to the adoring German crowds. Hitler loved cars and loved to be seen in and next to the special automobiles he purchased or was presented with through friends and Nazi Party funds. His first car was a 1920 green Selve 8/30, purchased in 1922, which was soon disposed of in favor of a Daimler-built Mercedes 15/70/100 – and from that moment on every car in which Hitler was chauffeured around the Third Reich and occupied countries would be a Mercedes. Indeed, even while in Landsberg prison following his failed putsch in 1923, he was writing to a Mercedes-Benz car salesman in Munich about his next car, concerning the merits of the Benz 11/40 versus the larger 16/50. It was a grey 11/40 in which Hitler was driven away from Landsberg on his release in 1924. It was in his next car – a super-charged Mercedes-Benz 15/70/100 – that Hitler was involved in an accident with a large truck in March 1930. The truck was completely wrecked while the large Mercedes suffered only minor damage. This prompted Hitler to remark: ‘It was then I decided to use only a Mercedes for the rest of my life.’ From 1930 onwards, Hitler was driven around in a Mercedes-Benz 770, also known as the Grosser Mercedes. Only 205 of these huge, luxury cars were manufactured with many of those being used by top-ranking Nazis. Such was Hitler’s interest in cars, he arranged state sponsorship for Mercedes and Porsche (Auto Union) to participate in Grand Prix racing (today’s F1). So strong was the resulting financial support that German teams swept all before them between 1935 and 1939. Security was always a great concern of Hitler and his entourage and his 770 was protected with bullet-proof windows and steel armor-plate built into all metal work. Wartime brought increased security fears, resulting in another Mercedes entering the German leader’s car collection. This was the heavily armored, six-wheel G4, the first off-road Mercedes, in which Hitler could safely parade through the streets of conquered lands. As well as providing photographs of Hitler’s cars and the men who became his chauffeur, John Starkey lists the technical specifications of those cars, and describes many of the journeys undertaken by the German leader over the course of two dramatic decades.
The Devil S Mercedes
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Author : Robert Klara
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2017-03-07
The Devil S Mercedes written by Robert Klara and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-07 with History categories.
In 1938, Mercedes-Benz began production of the largest, most luxurious limousine in the world. A machine of frightening power and sinister beauty, the Grosser 770K Model 150 Offener Tourenwagen was 20 feet long, seven feet wide, and tipped the scales at 5 tons. Its supercharged, 230-horsepower engine propelled the beast to speeds over 100 m.p.h. while its occupants reclined on glove-leather seats stuffed with goose down. Armor plated and equipped with hidden compartments for Luger pistols, the 770K was a sumptuous monster with a monstrous patron: Adolph Hitler and the Nazi party. Deployed mainly for propaganda purposes before the war, the hand-built limousines—in which Hitler rode standing in the front seat—motored through elaborate rallies and appeared in countless newsreels, swiftly becoming the Nazi party’s most durable symbol of wealth and power. Had Hitler not so thoroughly dominated the scene with his own megalomania, his opulent limousine could easily have eclipsed him. Most of the 770Ks didn’t make it out of the rubble of World War II. But several of them did. And two of them found their way, secretly and separately, to the United States. In The Devil’s Mercedes, author Robert Klara uncovers the forgotten story of how Americans responded to these rolling relics of fascism on their soil. The limousines made headlines, drew crowds, made fortunes and ruined lives. What never became public was how both of the cars would ultimately become tangled in a web of confusion, mania, and opportunism, fully entwined in a story of mistaken identity. Nobody knew that the limousine touted as Hitler’s had in fact never belonged to him, while the Mercedes shrugged off as an ordinary staff car—one later abandoned in a warehouse and sold off as government surplus—turned out to be none other than Hitler’s personal automobile. It would take 40 years, a cast of carnies and millionaires, the United States Army, and the sleuthing efforts of an obscure Canadian librarian to bring the entire truth to light. As he recounts this remarkable drama, Klara probes the meaning of these haunting hulks and their power to attract, excite and disgust. The limousines’ appearance collided with an American populous celebrating a victory even as it sought to stay a step ahead of the war’s ghosts. Ultimately, The Devil’s Mercedes isn’t only the story of a rare and notorious car, but what that car taught postwar America about itself.
Hitler S Motor Racing Battles
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Author : Eberhard Reuss
language : en
Publisher: Haynes Publishing
Release Date : 2008-11
Hitler S Motor Racing Battles written by Eberhard Reuss and has been published by Haynes Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Motor sports.
Under Hitler S Banner
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Author : Edmund L. Blandford
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Under Hitler S Banner written by Edmund L. Blandford and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
Under Hitlers BannerBlandfordSubtitled: Serving the Third Reich. Third Reich soldiers, nurses, civil servants and civilians tell their own stories of what it was like to serve under Adolf Hitler during the reign of the infamous Third Reich. Filled with human stories from the homefront and those from the soldiers fighting the war. Hdbd., 6 3-8x 9, 214 pgs., 24 ill. pgs.
The Experiential Ontology Of Hannah Arendt
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Author : Kimberly Maslin
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2020-03-20
The Experiential Ontology Of Hannah Arendt written by Kimberly Maslin and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-20 with Philosophy categories.
In The Experiential Ontology of Hannah Arendt, Kim Maslin examines Hannah Arendt’s political philosophy through a Heideggerian framework. Maslin argues that not only did Arendt grew beyond the role of naïve and beguiled student, but she became one of Heidegger’s most astute critics. Well acquainted with and deeply respectful of his contributions to existential philosophy, Arendt viewed Heidegger’s work as both profoundly insightful and extraordinarily myopic. Not contented to simply offer a critique of her mentor’s work, Arendt engaged in a lifelong struggle to come to terms with the collective implications of fundamental ontology. Maslin argues that Arendt shifted to political philosophy less to escape her own disappointment at Heidegger’s personal betrayal, but rather as an attempt to right the collective flaws of fundamental ontology. Her project offers a politically responsive, hence responsible, modification of Heidegger’s fundamental ontology. She suggests that Heidegger’s allegedly descriptive and non-normative insight into the nature of being is necessarily incomplete, and potentially irresponsible, unless it is undertaken in a manner which is mindful of the collective implications. As such, Maslin shows how Arendt attempts to construct an experiential ontology that transforms Heidegger’s fundamental ontology for use in the public sphere.
The Beetle Book
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Author : Louis William Steinwedel
language : en
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Release Date : 1981
The Beetle Book written by Louis William Steinwedel and has been published by Prentice Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Transportation categories.
The Automobile Age
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Author : James J. Flink
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 1990-07-19
The Automobile Age written by James J. Flink and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-07-19 with Social Science categories.
In this sweeping cultural history, James Flink provides a fascinating account of the creation of the world's first automobile culture. He offers both a critical survey of the development of automotive technology and the automotive industry and an analysis of the social effects of "automobility" on workers and consumers.
Hitler S Grands Prix In England
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Author : Christopher Hilton
language : en
Publisher: Haynes Publications
Release Date : 1999
Hitler S Grands Prix In England written by Christopher Hilton and has been published by Haynes Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Transportation categories.
A chilling preview of Germany's emerging technical dominance. Historical photos, firsthand accounts, and drivers like the Brit Seaman for Mercedes-Benz and Italian maestro Nuvolari with Auto Union.
Mercedes Benz Type G4 W31
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Author : Luis Miguel Sanchez
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Mercedes Benz Type G4 W31 written by Luis Miguel Sanchez and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with History categories.
This book contains an in-depth study including some 340 photographs -most of them published for the first time- of the all-road Mercedes Benz G4: the magnificent automobile clearly associated with Adolf Hitler who favored it before and during WWII for traveling and parades. Only three out of a limited series of 57 units have survived till today. But only one of these is in fully original condition: the G4-540 presented by Hitler to General Franco. This car is thoroughly documented here in an outstanding pictorial report.
Hitler S Horses
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Author : Arthur Brand
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2021-02-04
Hitler S Horses written by Arthur Brand and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-04 with True Crime categories.
The true story of a detective, two bronze horses and the dictator who set the world on fire. When detective Arthur Brand is summoned to a meeting with one of the most dangerous men in the art world, he learns that a clue has emerged that could solve one of the Second World War’s unexplained mysteries: what really happened to the Striding Horses, Hitler’s favourite statue, which disappeared during the bombing of Berlin. As Brand goes undercover to find the horses, he discovers a terrifying world ruled by neo-Nazis and former KGB agents, where Third Reich memorabilia sells for millions of dollars. The stakes get ever higher as Brand carefully lays his trap to catch the criminal masterminds trying to sell the statue on the black market. But who are they? And will he manage to bring them to justice before they discover his real identity? With a plot worthy of John Le Carré, Hitler’s Horses is a thrilling retelling of one of history's most extraordinary heists.