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Georges Roesch and the Invincible Talbot
1998, [Mary Blight]
Hardback
in English
- 2nd edition with amendments.
0953206416 9780953206414
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First Sentence
"Not long after the end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871, there came to Paris a young man in search of his fortune."
Table of Contents
Foreword by Lord Essendon
Page v
List of Illustrations
Page ix
Author's Acknowledgement
Page xiii
Prologue
Page xvii
PART ONE
1.
A Tale of Two Cities
Page 1
2.
Roots
Page 12
3.
The Miracle of the 14/45
Page 25
4.
The Momentum Increases
Page 40
PART TWO
1.
Enter the 90
Page 52
2.
Triumph and Tragedy in the Double Twelve, May 1930
Page 68
3.
Vindication at Le Mans, June 1930
Page 82
4.
The Irish Grand Prix, July 1930
Page 94
5.
Confusion at the Crossroads, July/August 1930
Page 105
6.
The Tourist Trophy, August 1930
Page 113
7.
Curtain for the 90s, September/October 1930
Page 132
8.
The 105, October 1930/March 1931
Page 144
9.
The Double Twelve: The Race that Never Was, April/May 1931
Page 154
10.
The Luck of the Leprachauns, June 1931
Page 174
11.
Le Mans: A Brooklands Hangover, June 1931
Page 188
12.
Intermezzo, June/August 1931
Page 203
13.
The Tourist Trophy, August 1931
Page 214
14.
Near Miss in the "500", September/October 1931
Page 233
15.
Winter Quarters, October 1931/February 1932
Page 247
16.
VIa Coppa Delle Mille Miglia, March/April 1932
Page 259
17.
A New British Season Begins, March/April 1932
Page 285
Flood Tide: The J.C.C. 1,000 Miles Race, May/June 1932
Page 292
18.
A Chapter of Accidents, June 1932
Page 307
19.
Alpine Ascendancy, July/August 1932
Page 327
20.
Incontinence in Ireland
Page 343
21.
Twilight of the Gods
Page 360
PART THREE
1.
Commercial Harvest, 1933
Page 376
2.
The Year of Intervention, 1934
Page 388
3.
The Sixth International Alpine Trial, July/August 1934
Page 401
4.
The End of the Dream, August 1934/January 1935
Page 419
5.
Rape, 1935
Page 429
6.
Into the Shadows, 1936
Page 440
7.
The Fastest Touring Car in the World, 1937/38
Page 451
Epilogue
Page 470
Appendices
Page 481
Addendum
Page 497
Errors and Omissions
Page 498
Index
Page 501
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