Volkswagen Military Vehicles of the Third Reich: An Illustrated History [Hardcover]

Blaine Taylor (Author)

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Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc; 1st Da Capo Press Ed edition (9 Jun 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0306813130
ISBN-13: 978-0306813139
Product Dimensions: 31 x 23 x 2.2 cm
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,160,927 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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On his forty-ninth birthday, Hitler received a scale model of the KdF Volkswagen from Ferdinand Porsche. More than 300,000 of this model were manufactured and used in the war effort.

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Profusely illustrated and rare photographic history of the Volkswagen car and its military use in Hitler's Third Reich. When Volkswagen burst upon the American automobile scene in the 1960s, it established a reputation for both economy and reliability. Few who drove the original sixties' "Love Bug" knew that the vehicle was the creation of Adolf Hitler in the days of the Third Reich. Originally intended as a symbol of prewar prosperity, the Volkswagen, or "people's car," eventually became a key element in the Nazi war machine. With the outbreak of World War II, the production of the Volkswagen car was adapted for military use, and the Kubelwagen, German "jeep," was designed and manufactured throughout Germany. A special amphibious version, the "Schwimmwagen," was later developed and spearheaded many major German offensives. Appearing in several variants, Volkswagen vehicles became the mainstay of German command and motorized units. This detailed history of the Volkswagen in the 1930s and 1940s covers all varieties of makes and models of the Volkswagen in use during the Third Reich.

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WHEN ADOLF HITLER, NAZI FUHRER AND REICH CHANCELLOR, FIRST UTTERED THE following boast in 1938, it sounded preposterous. Read the first page

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3 of 7 people found the following review helpful

Good read 4 Jan 2007

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Very interesting and well thought out book. Lots of cool wartime photos and history on the VW bug

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T-rific! 20 Feb 2008

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Meine leiblingsauto ist Volkswagen. Ich habe funf Volkswagen. Eine 1967 Karmann Ghia, eine 1970 Beetle, eine 1972 Super Beetle Convertible, eine 1972 Type III, und eine 2006 Neues Beetle. Ich leibe alles!

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