Celebrating its a centesimal yr in 2023, there was no scarcity of Le Mans 24 Hours-related media merchandise in latest months.
Whereas Richard Williams’ ’24 Hours’ guide revealed early this yr gives an excellent prose-led historical past of the occasions, this – the official celebration guide – is one thing else altogether.
One other stunning Evro manufacturing, having initially appeared in its unique French a couple of months in the past, the guide takes full benefit of the espresso desk format with modern web page structure and design making it a delight to flick by.
With sections overlaying each conceivable side of the race’s historical past, ‘100 Years’ is the proper guide to dip out and in of, and definitely lends itself higher to having fun with this fashion, moderately than going cover-to-cover.
That’s to not say ‘100 Years’ is superficial – removed from it. There’s loads of textual content and perception crammed in. The opposite pleasure is the sheer selection; hopping from a double web page unfold on Jean Rondeau to an interview with Masten Gregory’s spouse, to a characteristic on BMW artwork vehicles – there are few stones left unturned.
The interpretation can be an excellent one (that is removed from all the time the case) that means that the guide is simple to learn, and the linguistic idiosyncrasies are skinny on the bottom. Likewise, the self-congratulatory tone that may generally encompass the Le Mans 24 Hours is essentially absent.
As an excellent social sciences pupil, I’ve been educated for years to learn three books on any topic. Right here ‘100 Years’ matches completely with Williams’ ’24 Hours’ and Quentin Spurring’s multi-volume definitive historical past of the occasion. For the Le Mans 24 Hours fan, this would be the excellent festive studying.
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100 Years of Legends: The Official Celebration of the Le Mans 24 Hours
Authors: Denis Bernard, Basil Davoine, Julien Holtz & Gerard Holtz
Writer: Evro Publishing
Revealed: November 2023
Pages: 336
Worth: £70.00
ISBN: 9781910505885
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