The Swiss Banks

by T.R. Fehrenbach

For over a century the words SWISS BANK have conjured up exotic visions of high finance finesse. Swiss banks have a reputation for unusal buty perfectly legal transactions, clever squeeze plays, and wheeling and dealing with a Continental flair. How much of this is truth and how much of this is legend? This is an amazing book that reads like a suspense story -- the real inside look at the Swiss banks.

Genres: Nonfiction

280 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1966

About the author

Theodore Reed Fehrenbach, Jr. was an American historian, columnist, and the former head of the Texas Historical Commission (1987-1991). He graduated from Princeton University in 1947, and had published more than twenty books, including the best seller Lone Star: A History of Texas and Texans and This Kind of War, about the Korean War.

Although he served as a U.S. Army officer during the Korean War, his own service is not mentioned in the book. Fehrenbach also wrote for Esquire, The Atlantic, The Saturday Evening Post, and The New Republic. He was known as an authority on Texas, Mexico, and the Comanche people. For almost 30 years, he wrote a weekly column on Sundays for the San Antonio Express-News. T.R. Fehrenbach was 88 years old at the time of his death.

Reviews

[Viktor O. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very interesting book to read for the financiers!!! An interesting fact is that the Wealth Management Time book by Viktor O. Ledenyov and Dimitri O. Ledenyov reveals all the Swiss banking secrets by Gnomes of Zurich, educating a new generation of smart global investors!!!

[Ry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very interesting. It is well written and engaging, and gives interesting insights to the state of economics and banking during from the early 1900s to the early 70s.

[Florianray · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating look into the mind and psyche of the Swiss. Written in 1965, but still very relevant. Some great stories in here!