Faster: How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler's Best [B1401]

2020 HCDJ in excellent condition. For fans of The Boys in the Boat and In the Garden of Beasts, a pulse-pounding tale of triumph by an improbable team of upstarts over Hitler's fearsome Silver Arrows during the golden age of auto racing. Winner of the Motor Press Guild Best Book of the Year Award & Dean Batchelor Award for Excellence in Automotive Journalism.

They were the unlikeliest of heroes. Rene Dreyfus, a former top driver on the international racecar circuit, banned from the best European teams-and fastest cars-by the mid-1930s because of his Jewish heritage. Charles Weiffenbach, head of the down-on-its-luck automaker Delahaye, desperately trying to save his company as the world teetered toward the brink. And Lucy Schell, the adventurous daughter of an American multi-millionaire, yearning to reclaim the glory of her rally-driving days.

As Nazi Germany launched its campaign of racial terror and pushed the world toward war, these three misfits banded together to challenge Hitler's dominance at the apex of motorsport: the Grand Prix. Their quest for redemption culminated in a remarkable race that is still talked about in racing circles to this day-but which, soon after it ended, Hitler attempted to completely erase from history. Bringing to life this glamorous era and the sport that defined it, Faster chronicles one of the most inspiring, death-defying upsets of all time: a symbolic blow against the Nazis during history's darkest hour.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "An absolute tour de force. Easily the best book I've read in years. I felt like I was on every race course and I cared for every person who Bascomb told me about. A perfect piece of work."; "Despite knowing absolutely nothing about cars and/or racing, I found this book very interesting. So many parallels to current affairs as well"; "This book has everything: thrilling races, heroic characters, formidable villains, incredible cars, romance, victories, and moments of tragedy. The author vividly brings each scene to life, painting a clear picture of the intense and captivating events within the story. This would make a fantastic movie! I wish I could have witnessed these historic Grand Prix cars in action; I can only imagine the courage it took to drive those machines, where every race was truly a life-or-death endeavor."