An Incredible Journey: The lost world of the 1930s circled by two men in one small car - Couverture souple

Reisch, Max

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1787111652 ISBN 13 : 9781787111653

Editeur : Veloce Publishing Ltd, 2017

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

First published in Austria in 1984, this story of a remarkable overland journey is now available in English in a 288-pages softcover book. With its very good selection of black and white photos of people and places they came across, this is a fascinating account of a true motoring adventure! --Classic Driver Monthly

This incredible journal, originally published in German in 1984 but only recently translated into English, recalls the expedition of one of the last true motoring explorers. Sadly, perhaps because of World War II, Austrian Max Reisch has been unfairly forgotten, but in the early Thirties he and fellow explorer Helmuth Hahmann attempted to drive the oil road, a land based trade route between Europe and Japan via the Middle East and China. Steer supplied him with a new 100 Type - generous, but this was the Austrian equivalent of an Austin Seven. Reischs book is part travelogue, part period motoring memoir, combining wide eyed observations of the countries he passed through with the realities of subjecting the tiny car to severe punishment. It is also a document of a lost world - many of the peaceful countries he visited have since fallen into long term turmoil. A powerful, moving, exciting book. --Classic Cars

The 288-page paperback, with lots of great black and white photos, is a terrific adventure story and fun read, and worth a spot in the library of any classic car enthusiast. --Classic MG

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In May 1935, twenty-two-year-old Max Reisch and nineteen-year-old Helmuth Hahmann set out in a small motor car to find a land route from India to China. Their journey across Asia took them from Haifa to Tokyo.In this lively account, the author regales us with one story after another, struck with wonder or struggling against disaster in countries which deeply concern us today: Iraq with its oilfields, ancient Iran in the throes of modernisation, proud Afghanistan, and British India with its stunning variety of civilisation.Before the building of the Burma Road, driving from India to southern China meant sinking over the axles in mud on forest tracks and crossing torrents on rickety ferryboats. It also meant encounters with strange and fascinating peoples and places. With war already on the horizon, Reisch and Hahmann completed their round-the-world trip via Japan and the United States, arriving back in Vienna in December 1936.Originally written by Max Reisch in German, this brand new English translation by Alison Falls captures all the excitement of the journey, and features fascinating historical photos of the journey from the Reisch archives.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Veloce Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1787111652
• ISBN 13: 9781787111653
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288