Professor Porsches Wars

Author : Karl Ludvigsen
Publisher : Pen & Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 9781526726797
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Professor Porsche's Wars written by Karl Ludvigsen and published by Pen & Sword Military. This book was released on 2018-05-30 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **Endorsements: ** 'Fascinating and meticulously researched.' The Spectator 'The connection between weapons and industrial design is strong at Porsche. This is the subject of an engrossing new book, Professor Porsche's Wars.' Stephen Bayley, Octane 'Ludvigsen approaches the legend from a new and surprisingly rich angle -- the Professor's contributions to military ordnance, the design and production of which occupied him continuously throughout his long career. He produces a compelling tale of a prolifically talented engineer dedicated to innovation and perfection stubbornly battling against the often seemingly impossible constraints imposed upon him.' The Automobile 'Crammed with information, original photographs, illustrations and drawings, we reckon it's an essential addition to any military vehicle enthusiast's reference library.' Classic Military Vehicle 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 his contribution is astonishing. Karl Ludvigsen's study is the definitive guide. Karl Ludvigsen tells the complete story, detailing Porsche's relations with the Third Reich and the stream of advanced designs for which he was responsible. Among them were the Kubelwagen, the Schwimmwagen, the Type 100 Leopard tank, the controversial Ferdinand tank destroyer and the colossal Type 205 'Maus' tank. He also describes Porsche's creative work on aero engines, tank engines and even his company's manufacture of the V-1 flying bomb, for which he designed a turbojet engine.

Author : Dennis Adler
Publisher : Motorbooks International
ISBN 13 : 0760351902
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Porsche written by Dennis Adler and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Porsche: The Classic Era showcases the history of Porsche's iconic air-cooled sports cars and features rare historic images.

Author : Andrea Hiott
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345521447
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thinking Small written by Andrea Hiott and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes achieving big things requires the ability to think small. This simple concept was the driving force that propelled the Volkswagen Beetle to become an avatar of American-style freedom, a household brand, and a global icon. The VW Bug inspired the ad men of Madison Avenue, beguiled Woodstock Nation, and has recently been re-imagined for the hipster generation. And while today it is surely one of the most recognizable cars in the world, few of us know the compelling details of this car’s story. In Thinking Small, journalist and cultural historian Andrea Hiott retraces the improbable journey of this little car that changed the world. Andrea Hiott’s wide-ranging narrative stretches from the factory floors of Weimar Germany to the executive suites of today’s automotive innovators, showing how a succession of artists and engineers shepherded the Beetle to market through periods of privation and war, reconstruction and recovery. Henry Ford’s Model T may have revolutionized the American auto industry, but for years Europe remained a place where only the elite drove cars. That all changed with the advent of the Volkswagen, the product of a Nazi initiative to bring driving to the masses. But Hitler’s concept of “the people’s car” would soon take on new meaning. As Germany rebuilt from the rubble of World War II, a whole generation succumbed to the charms of the world’s most huggable automobile. Indeed, the story of the Volkswagen is a story about people, and Hiott introduces us to the men who believed in it, built it, and sold it: Ferdinand Porsche, the visionary Austrian automobile designer whose futuristic dream of an affordable family vehicle was fatally compromised by his patron Adolf Hitler’s monomaniacal drive toward war; Heinrich Nordhoff, the forward-thinking German industrialist whose management innovations made mass production of the Beetle a reality; and Bill Bernbach, the Jewish American advertising executive whose team of Madison Avenue mavericks dreamed up the legendary ad campaign that transformed the quintessential German compact into an outsize worldwide phenomenon. Thinking Small is the remarkable story of an automobile and an idea. Hatched in an age of darkness, the Beetle emerged into the light of a new era as a symbol of individuality and personal mobility—a triumph not of the will but of the imagination.

Author : Karl E. Ludvigsen
Publisher : Bentleypublishers.com
ISBN 13 : 9780837613314
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Porsche - Origin of the Species written by Karl E. Ludvigsen and published by Bentleypublishers.com. This book was released on 2012 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within Jerry Seinfeld's renowned Porsche collection resides an unassuming yet extraordinary piece of Porsche history: Porsche Gmünd coupe 356/2-040. Captured exclusively for this book in a series of evocative portraits by acclaimed automotive photographer Michael Furman, 040s unsullied originality conveys with startling immediacy the combination of artistry, innovation and determination that went into its improbable creation. Porsche-Origin of the Species will appeal to all car enthusiasts who are eager to know what events really ignited the spark from which all other Porsches evolved

Author : Bernhard Rieger
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674075757
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The People’s Car written by Bernhard Rieger and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the Berlin Auto Show in 1938, Adolf Hitler presented the prototype for a small, oddly shaped, inexpensive family car that all good Aryans could enjoy. Decades later, that automobile—the Volkswagen Beetle—was one of the most beloved in the world. Bernhard Rieger examines culture and technology, politics and economics, and industrial design and advertising genius to reveal how a car commissioned by Hitler and designed by Ferdinand Porsche became an exceptional global commodity on a par with Coca-Cola. Beyond its quality and low cost, the Beetle’s success hinged on its uncanny ability to capture the imaginations of people across nations and cultures. In West Germany, it came to stand for the postwar “economic miracle” and helped propel Europe into the age of mass motorization. In the United States, it was embraced in the suburbs, and then prized by the hippie counterculture as an antidote to suburban conformity. As its popularity waned in the First World, the Beetle crawled across Mexico and Latin America, where it symbolized a sturdy toughness necessary to thrive amid economic instability. Drawing from a wealth of sources in multiple languages, The People’s Car presents an international cast of characters—executives and engineers, journalists and advertisers, assembly line workers and car collectors, and everyday drivers—who made the Beetle into a global icon. The Beetle’s improbable story as a failed prestige project of the Third Reich which became a world-renowned brand illuminates the multiple origins, creative adaptations, and persisting inequalities that characterized twentieth-century globalization.

Author : Karl E. Ludvigsen
Publisher : Princeton Book Company Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 894 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Porsche written by Karl E. Ludvigsen and published by Princeton Book Company Publishers. This book was released on 1977 with total page 894 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Karl E. Ludvigsen
Publisher : Bentley Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Battle for the Beetle written by Karl E. Ludvigsen and published by Bentley Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ludvigsen traces the history of the Volkswagon Beetle, from its inception as a people's car for Hitler's Germany to its status as a beloved American icon, to the arrival of the New Beetle in 1998. He focuses on the car's creation, the industry-wide power struggle following the German defeat in World

Author : Roy Smith
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1845848594
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Porsche - The Racing 914s written by Roy Smith and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detailed study of a remarkable little car that, when it appeared in 1969, was considered a mish-mash of ideas, and not a ‘proper’ Porsche. It’s also the story of the ‘little’ guys … the privateers and dealer teams who did most of the development that turned the 914 into great little racer.

Author : Roy P Smith
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1787118053
Total Pages : 1212 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Powered by Porsche - the alternative race cars written by Roy P Smith and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-10-13 with total page 1212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Powered by Porsche – the Alternative Race Cars is a thorough and fascinating account of the racing cars that were powered by Porsche engines, but where the chassis and development of the car was carried out by others. The Porsche company in Zuffenhausen, Germany, can probably be said to be the most successful marque ever for victories in the motor racing scene. Likewise many firsts in innovation have come with the name Porsche attached. Many major racing car producers such as Elva, Lotus, Lola, or March, as well as many smaller independents, at some time featured a Porsche engine in their chassis. Demand for the services and supply of cars, chassis, and parts from Porsche, often outstripped their ability to deliver during the late ’70s to early ’80s. With many new projects in the rapidly expanding Porsche organisation, race car projects had to be prioritised. This would lead to the creation of the replicas, as opposed to the factory-built works race cars, and even Porsche was building ‘replica’ 935s to supply to clients, continuing into the 962 era. In turn, a whole new, highly specialised, high quality industry grew up to meet the demand for Porsche-powered racers. In this fascinating book we meet the racing cars, the teams and the people who turned to Porsche to utilise the power from, perhaps, the greatest of all engine makers. This is thought to be first book on the subject, covering the entire history of Porsche engines, detailed engine specifications, non-Porsche chassis, and race details, as well as team histories with anecdotes from drivers. It is illustrated with many previously unpublished photos, and provides fascinating reading for all racing fans, as well as Porsche enthusiasts.

Author : Randy Leffingwell
Publisher : Motorbooks International
ISBN 13 : 0760339392
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Book of Porsche 911 written by Randy Leffingwell and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2011-10-22 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Book of Porsche 911 provides a model-by-model overview for each year of the 911's production, from the original 901 prototype to the current models.