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From V-Day to the Checkered Flag: World War II Veterans in Motorsports by Art Evans 9781476676708

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"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 from military service to make their mark in auto racing, particularly in the sports car scene of the 1950s and 1960s.

Ken Miles and Vasek Polak were not Americans during the war but later went on to become citizens. Carroll Shelby was not only a great driver but also created cars that are still manufactured. John Von Neumann and Vasek Polak were instrumental in helping to establish Porsche as a marque in the U.S. John Fitch, Ed Hugus, Chuck Daigh, Bill Stroppe, Max Balchowsky, Jay Chamberlain, Jim Peterson and Paul Newman were heroes in the war before succeeding in businesses and motorsports.



About the Author
The late Art Evans was a former race car driver, Paramount Communications vice president for production, Army Reservist, police officer and author of a number of books and numerous articles for photography and automotive magazines as well as professional journals. He lived in Redondo Beach, California.

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"It certainly deserves a place on the reference shelf since it is one of the few such works to feature some of the subjects profiled."-SAH Journal
"The book's stories easily engage the casual reader. But Evans' words are also of real worth to researchers and motorsports historians because of the added information he is able to incorporate from his own firsthand relationship with each he has chosen to write about."-SpeedReaders.



Book Information
ISBN 9781476676708
Author Art Evans
Format Paperback
Page Count 202
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Weight(grams) 363g
Dimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 10mm

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