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Sacking Aladdin's Cave: Plundering Goring's Nazi War Trophies
Kenneth D. Alford
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Description for Sacking Aladdin's Cave: Plundering Goring's Nazi War Trophies
Num Pages: 136 pages, over 180 color & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Near the close of World War II, two hell-bent-for-leather American units moved relentlessly toward the village of Berchtesgaden, nestled in the Bavarian Alps. The much-decorated 101st Airborne Division had fought its way from Normandy, Bastogne and through much of Germany, and the illustrious 1269th Engineer Combat Battalion had followed suit, starting south at Marseilles. Both forces would converge on Hitler’s hideaway, and awaiting them was a dazzling treasure trove nefariously collected by none other than Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring. The greedy, art-loving Nazi leader had accumulated a vast and dazzling array of paintings, precious jewels, and many other objets d’art – ... Read more
Near the close of World War II, two hell-bent-for-leather American units moved relentlessly toward the village of Berchtesgaden, nestled in the Bavarian Alps. The much-decorated 101st Airborne Division had fought its way from Normandy, Bastogne and through much of Germany, and the illustrious 1269th Engineer Combat Battalion had followed suit, starting south at Marseilles. Both forces would converge on Hitler’s hideaway, and awaiting them was a dazzling treasure trove nefariously collected by none other than Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring. The greedy, art-loving Nazi leader had accumulated a vast and dazzling array of paintings, precious jewels, and many other objets d’art – ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764343964
SKU
V9780764343964
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About Kenneth D. Alford
Kenneth D. Alford is an internationally recognized historical consultant for television productions involving Nazi looting and is the author of several books. Retired from a career in banking, he lives in Richmond, Virginia. LTC (Ret.) Thomas M. Johnson retired from a military career in the U.S. Army and began a successful career writing militaria books. His edged weapons books have ... Read more
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