The Extraordinary Life of Josef Ganz: The Jewish Engineer Behind Hitler's Volkswagen

by Paul Schilperoord

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1614122032
• ISBN13: 9781614122036
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Rvp Publishers
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"