World War II Veterans in Motorsports

"This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny," said President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the young Americans who grew up during the deprivation of the Great Depression and later served during World War II. The 23 described in this book went on to make their mark on the racetra...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Evans, Arthur G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2019.
Temas:
1900-1999
Automobile racing drivers > United States > Biography.
Motorsports > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Veterans > Biography.
Coureurs automobiles > États-Unis > Biographies.
Sport automobile > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Automobile racing drivers.
Motorsports.
Veterans.
United States.
Biography
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1. John Fitch; 2. Ed Hugus; 3. Paul Newman; 4. Mary Davis; 5. Bill Devin; 6. Jay Chamberlain; 7. Jack McAfee; 8. Ken Miles; 9. Jim Peterson; 10. Vasek Polak; 11. Bill Pollack; 12. Carroll Shelby; 13. John Von Neumann; 14. Rodger Ward; 15. Sam Hanks; 16. Steve McQueen; 17. Ginny Sims; 18. Shav Glick; 19. Chuck Daigh; 20. Bill Stroppe; 21. Pete Lovely; 22. Max Balchowsky; 23. Dan Gurney; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index

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