World War II Veterans in Motorsports

by Art Evans

"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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476676704
• ISBN13: 9781476676708
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher