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IH insider drills deep into what went wrong with International Harvester

How did one of the most successful farm equipment and truck manufacturers in history go under? In The Breakup: What Really Happened, former International Harvester Co. (IHC) executive and dealer Paul Wallem provides an insider’s look at how a perfect storm of problems killed the iconic brand.

To gather content for the book, Wallem conducted interviews of dealers and customers throughout the U.S., Canada and Sweden, and included discussions with restorers and

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