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Two sports events - the 1937 and 1938 British Grand Prix at Donington, have been recreated for the first time, in this book that captures the drama as Europe prepared for war. The races were a chilling preview of Germany's chilling technical dominance. English amateur drivers, in tiny cars were completely overwhelmed by the might of the Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union tealms. Packed with race details and historic photographs this book is also a social history.