The untold story of the post-war battle for Adolf Hitler's giant Volkswagen factory and the Porsche-designed car that became an icon for generations around the globe.
Contents: ● Foreword by Ivan Hirst ● Introduction ● Birth of a Menace ● Beetles in Warpaint ● The Factory and its Survival ● Britain Meets the Beetle ● Assessment by the Americans ● The French Nearly Prevail ● Australia, Belgium, Russia and Other Contenders ● America Rides to the Rescue ● Britain Chances Her Hand ● The Making of a Non-Decision ● Epilogue for a Battle
Car enthusiasts who consider themselves well-read will be absorbed by Ludvigsen's disclosures of the national and company mindsets that affected their respective attitudes toward the radical Volkswagen.