Mercedes-Benz History. 1885-1955 The Apex of Glory - Hardcover

Blaine Taylor

9781905142064: Mercedes-Benz History. 1885-1955 The Apex of Glory

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1905142064 ISBN 13: 9781905142064

Publisher: Ulric Publishing, 2007

In Apex of Glory, Blaine Taylor combines his distinctive writing-style with a series of unique photos. The end result is a definitive history of Mercedes-Benz. The Silver Arrow racing car saga, alongside all the key players instrumental in the evolution of the Mercedes-Benz Company is all here. The main focus of the narrative, however, reveals the little-known people and ht e politics behind Hitler’s cars. Over 600 black and white photos, originally given to Hitler by Daimler-Benz, and more recently discovered by the author in the archives of the Library of Congress, are included in this publication.

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From the Author:

'I have a mutual passion for military and motoring history,so when I accidentally discovered an old box of Mercedes-related photographs in the Library of Congress archives, I was compelled to write another book.'

From the Back Cover:

'Today, given the prolific number of books covering virtually every aspect of motoring history, it is difficult to find a new publication offering a different dimension on what appears to be an exhausted subject: APEX OF GLORY, however achieves just that....Interestingly APEX OF GLORY ends its story of Daimler-Benz in 1955, which happened to be the start of my international motorcycling career. It was also the end of an era with the Daimler Benz Company withdrawing from racing.........This book relives both the glories and the tragedies of the Daimler-Benz company over seven turbulant decades, above all, for me in particular, it highlights why the term 'Silver Arrow' and the Mercedes 'star' were synonymous with success. JOHN SURTEES M.B.E.

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