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The Extraordinary Life of Josef Ganz by Paul Schilperoord
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The astonishing biography of Josef Ganz, a Jewish designer from Frankfurt, who in May 1931 created a revolutionary small car: the Maika¤fer (German for "May bug"). Seven years later, Hitler introduced the Volkswagen. The Nazis not only "took" the concept of Ganz's family car-their production model even ended up bearing the same nickname. The Beetle incorporated many of the features of Ganz's original Maika¤fer, yet until recently Ganz received no recognition for his pioneering work. The Nazis did all they could to keep the Jewish godfather of the German compact car out of the history books. Now Paul Schilperoord sets the record straight. Josef Ganz was hunted by the Nazis, even beyond Germany's borders, and narrowly escaped assassination. He was imprisoned by the Gestapo until an influential friend with connections to Gaoring helped secure his release. Soon afterward, he was forced to flee Germany, while Porsche, using many of his groundbreaking ideas, created the Volkswagen for Hitler. After the war, Ganz moved to Australia, where he died in 1967.

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Paul Schilperoord is an European journalist, science and technology writer, and car expert. He was born in The Hague, the Netherlands, and currently lives in Florence.
Release date NZ
February 6th, 2012
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Edition
2nd ed.
Illustrations
Illustrations, black and white
Pages
408
Dimensions
153x229x25
ISBN-13
9781614122036
Product ID
19743829

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