Ferdinand Porsche, widely revered as the inventor of the VW Beetle, stole the plans for the people's car from a Czech designer with Hitler's help. General Motors manufactured jet engines for Hitler's army, then got $33 million in tax exemptions from the U.S. government for damages sustained by Allied bombing of its German factories. Packed with these and other tales of greed and treachery, Car Wars is a must-read lesson in industrial strategy and a fascinating, behind-the-scenes history of the world's best-known automobiles.
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Ferdinand Porsche, widely revered as the inventor of the VW Beetle, stole the plans for the people's car from a Czech designer with Hitler's help. General Motors manufactured jet engines for Hitler's army, then got $33 million in tax exemptions from the U.S. government for damages sustained by Allied bombing of its German factories. Packed with these and other tales of greed and treachery, Car Wars is a must-read lesson in industrial strategy and a fascinating, behind-the-scenes history of the world's best-known automobiles.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. It makes empires; it destroys economies; it shapes history. Welcome to the world's biggest business--the automoble industry. Hardcover, xv, 253 pp., photos, unclipped jacket. Minimal wear, no owner names or gift notes, clean text, tight binding, nice jacket.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. First American edition. xv, 253pp. Illustrated from black and white photographic plates. Fine, in a gently rubbed, else near fine dust jacket, with an anti-theft device adhered to the interior of the spine, and a bit of light curling on the topedge.
