THE KELLNER AFFAIR: MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH
LIMITED TO 1,000 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS
The Kellner Affair tells the fascinating story of some of the most influential people in the French luxury car business before the War and how they came together and fought bravely against the Nazi...
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The Kellner Affair tells the fascinating story of some of the most influential people in the French luxury car business before the War and how they came together and fought bravely against the Nazi occupation force in Paris. It tells how they formed a resistance group and gathered intelligence? how they were betrayed by double agents, and how they were executed in 1942.
These people included the famous coachbuilder Jacques Kellner, the designer Georges Paulin, and Walter Sleator, the director of Rolls-Royce France, who survived. The book goes deeply into their talent, their work, their lives, their cars, their loved ones and relies on newly discovered archive material as well as private documents that have never previously been published.
The Kellner Affair is the first factual account of these tragic and gripping events: what happened, how it happened, who was to blame, who was punished, and who was not.
Volumes I and II also include an in-depth discussion of aerodynamic cars, the famous streamlined designs of Georges Paulin, and the duplicitous way in which Walter Sleator assumed control of Rolls-Royce France after the Liberation. In addition, Volume III contains a large portfolio of period images of Kellner-bodied cars such as Hispano-Suiza, Renault, Rolls-Royce, Bugatti, Farman, and many more, along with period articles and a wealth of design drawings as well as facsimile reprints of Kellner brochures. The USB flashdrive in Volume III links to 401 pages of scanned source and reference material that document the book.
3-volume fabric-bound with inlaid photo (includes bonus material on USB)
Fabric-bound slipcase
Page count: 1,056
Flash Drive: 401 pages (click here for USB drive/stick instructions)
Total images: 1,568
Flash Drive: 388 images
Limited to 1,000 numbered copies signed by the authors
These people included the famous coachbuilder Jacques Kellner, the designer Georges Paulin, and Walter Sleator, the director of Rolls-Royce France, who survived. The book goes deeply into their talent, their work, their lives, their cars, their loved ones and relies on newly discovered archive material as well as private documents that have never previously been published.
The Kellner Affair is the first factual account of these tragic and gripping events: what happened, how it happened, who was to blame, who was punished, and who was not.
Volumes I and II also include an in-depth discussion of aerodynamic cars, the famous streamlined designs of Georges Paulin, and the duplicitous way in which Walter Sleator assumed control of Rolls-Royce France after the Liberation. In addition, Volume III contains a large portfolio of period images of Kellner-bodied cars such as Hispano-Suiza, Renault, Rolls-Royce, Bugatti, Farman, and many more, along with period articles and a wealth of design drawings as well as facsimile reprints of Kellner brochures. The USB flashdrive in Volume III links to 401 pages of scanned source and reference material that document the book.
3-volume fabric-bound with inlaid photo (includes bonus material on USB)
Fabric-bound slipcase
Page count: 1,056
Flash Drive: 401 pages (click here for USB drive/stick instructions)
Total images: 1,568
Flash Drive: 388 images
Limited to 1,000 numbered copies signed by the authors
Product specification
Binding
Hardback with slipcase
Pages
1056
ISBN / EAN
9781854432919
Publisher
Languages
English
Publication date
01/2018
Dimensions
23 x 32 x 10,5 cm
Additional information
Book type or Series
History - Descriptive; Photo Book
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