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This book presents numerous photographs documents, very well reproduced and very original. It includes in particular a large number of pictures of Brooklands, the legendary English tour abandoned since the end of WW2. As such, the cover photo is representative of the content.
Each photo is accompanied by a short caption in English, German and French. The book is divided into several parts according to the chronological evolution of motorsport, each part being introduced by a more complete text of 2 pages summarizing the main facts and developments of the period.

My main complaint is that, within each section, photographs are presented without any kind of ranking: you can go from a photo of a Brooklands race in 1934 in a sand racing picture in the US in 1929 then come back a few pages later but at Brooklands in 1930 ... A grouping of pictures, or at least a chronological presentation would have done much for the general understanding.

Finally, a minor remark, the author is English, it speaks tremendously races in England and hunts records by English ... If you are looking for a rich illustration of the first major took French (Le Mans, etc ... ), go your way, photographs can be counted on the fingers of one hand. In addition, the time of the Grand Prix from 1935 to 1939, dominated by the German teams and regarded by many as the most epic era of motorsport, is entitled only to a small half-dozen photos, unfortunately. ..

Despite these shortcomings, the reading of the work remains interesting for the passionate history of motorsport, hence my 4 stars.