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NAZI MILLIONAIRES: The Allied Search for Hidden SS Gold
Kenneth D. Alford
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Description for NAZI MILLIONAIRES: The Allied Search for Hidden SS Gold
Paperback. 320 pages, b/w photographs. Editor(s): Savas, Theodore P. An absorbing study of the German SS Officers who fled during the dying days of World War II with both their lives and vast quantities of gold, currency and jewels. The authors offer an insight into the minds and methods of the thieves, the Allied investigation, and what happened to the vast sums of wealth looted from Europe's Jews. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 227 x 158 x 19. Weight: 486.
During the final days of World War II, German SS officers crammed trains, cars, and trucks full of gold, currency, and jewels, and headed for the mountains of Austria. Fearful of arrest and determined to keep the stolen loot out of Allied hands, they concealed their treasures and fled. Most of these men were eventually apprehended, but many managed to evade capture. The intensive post-war Allied investigation that followed recovered only a sliver of this mountain of gold. What happened to the rest of it, and what fate befell these men?
Authors Alford and Savas answer these questions and ... Read more
During the final days of World War II, German SS officers crammed trains, cars, and trucks full of gold, currency, and jewels, and headed for the mountains of Austria. Fearful of arrest and determined to keep the stolen loot out of Allied hands, they concealed their treasures and fled. Most of these men were eventually apprehended, but many managed to evade capture. The intensive post-war Allied investigation that followed recovered only a sliver of this mountain of gold. What happened to the rest of it, and what fate befell these men?
Authors Alford and Savas answer these questions and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781935149354
SKU
V9781935149354
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About Kenneth D. Alford
Kenneth D. Alford, of Richmond, Virginia, is the author of Great Treasure Stories of World War II and The Spoils of World War II. Theodore P. Savas has written or edited a dozen books, including Silent Hunters: German U-Boat Commanders of World War II. He lives in El Dorado Hills, California. Theodore P. Savas practiced law in Silicon Valley for ... Read more
Reviews for NAZI MILLIONAIRES: The Allied Search for Hidden SS Gold
It is a fascinating story and incorporates all of the elements of a thriller - excitement, suspense, mystery - and with espionage thrown in for good measure. A thoroughly good read!
Britain at War
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