Lars-Gunnar Ivarsson

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The Indian Motorcycle at war and peace

When you look at a Indian 741 B Military motorcycle you arewitness to another world. It`s a time machine from the most brutal andcrucial period of the 20th century. Within the pages of this book you`llwitness war and see the battlefield the 741 was designed to fight on:deserts, tropics and muddy tracks in every combat theater. It sawshelling by german 88`s, was ambushed in the jungles of Burma, shotat by german snipers, took part of the battle of Monte Cassino andwas there at the fall of Berlin. It`s compact and heavy like a goldbar,with a brutal sound like an ancient roar from the past.This book is in two parts: WAR followed by PEACE. The first partcovers the service of the Indian 741 with the military in wartime.Included in part one are images from different battlegrounds such asNorth Africa, Italy, France and the Pacific. It also includes images ofhow present day owners preserve and celebrate the history of thisiconic motorcycle.The second part, it`s usage in peacetime by police forces and incivilian form as a foundation for building twenty first century versionsof the Sport Scout, choppers, bobbers and even land speed recordbreakers.