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Hitler and His Secret Partners
James Pool's powerful exposé, Who Financed Hitler: The Secret Funding of Hitler's Rise to Power, 1919-1933, was praised by The New Yorker as "one of the most useful and illuminating studies of Nazism" ever published. Now, James Pool discloses the shocking and often bizarre financial strategies and relationships that enabled Hitler to consolidate his power and perpetuate his reign of terror. Hitler and His Secret Partners at last tells the full, fascinating story of an amassed legacy that continues to make headlines with the recent emergence of Nazi accounts in Swiss banks. Included are these startling revelations:
Top German industrialists and financiers funded Hitler's regime -- and were rewarded with multibillion-dollar returns on their investments.
Hitler's foreign supporters included King Edward VIII; his companion, Wallis Simpson, who may have been a Nazi collaborator; and Joseph Kennedy, who gave tacit approval to Hitler's "Jewish policy."
Many of Germany's largest companies profited from the Holocaust. There is evidence that the concentration camps themselves were designed as sources of slave labor for German industry.
Adolf Hitler's private life was one of extravagance -- in which no expense was spared in the indulgence of his every whim, from the architectural to the sexual.
A thoroughly documented account of a controversial subject, Hitler and His Secret Partners is the definitive study of the calculation, exploitation and greed at the heart of the Third Reich.
Top German industrialists and financiers funded Hitler's regime -- and were rewarded with multibillion-dollar returns on their investments.
Hitler's foreign supporters included King Edward VIII; his companion, Wallis Simpson, who may have been a Nazi collaborator; and Joseph Kennedy, who gave tacit approval to Hitler's "Jewish policy."
Many of Germany's largest companies profited from the Holocaust. There is evidence that the concentration camps themselves were designed as sources of slave labor for German industry.
Adolf Hitler's private life was one of extravagance -- in which no expense was spared in the indulgence of his every whim, from the architectural to the sexual.
A thoroughly documented account of a controversial subject, Hitler and His Secret Partners is the definitive study of the calculation, exploitation and greed at the heart of the Third Reich.
415 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1998
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October 31, 2017
There was many things I learned in this book.
Georing was Hitlers fund raiser, obtaining millions of marks in the 1920 & 1930's. The countries top industrialist raised 3,000,000 for Hitlers cause.
Communists were very strong in political circles. It was thought, the Nazis were better than the communists.
Hitler was very compelling which speaking to a crowd. He killed everyone that opposed him.
In 1933 all the Jewish business were boycotted. There was also a reward for persons reporting a Jew.
The Third Reich was named because there had been two previous empires or Reichs.
Hitler wanted more land for the Germans, so he killed over 33,771 Jewish people so there would be more room for the Germans.
Hitler didn't plan too well. There was not enough fuel to finish the war.
Hitler made a collection for himself of very fine paintings; more than an art museum would hold.
There was a time when all his partners turned against him .
A very interesting book.
Georing was Hitlers fund raiser, obtaining millions of marks in the 1920 & 1930's. The countries top industrialist raised 3,000,000 for Hitlers cause.
Communists were very strong in political circles. It was thought, the Nazis were better than the communists.
Hitler was very compelling which speaking to a crowd. He killed everyone that opposed him.
In 1933 all the Jewish business were boycotted. There was also a reward for persons reporting a Jew.
The Third Reich was named because there had been two previous empires or Reichs.
Hitler wanted more land for the Germans, so he killed over 33,771 Jewish people so there would be more room for the Germans.
Hitler didn't plan too well. There was not enough fuel to finish the war.
Hitler made a collection for himself of very fine paintings; more than an art museum would hold.
There was a time when all his partners turned against him .
A very interesting book.
July 15, 2024
World War I (1914-1918) was called a war between machines by observers during its time. While wars since antiquity have been fought with various tools created by man, modern warfare in the 20th century dictated that in order to win a war, you needed money for weapons that would turn the tide.
A question I always had about the Nazis was how, after Germany went through not only the Versailles Treaty but the Great Depression, did the Wehrmacht become the most frightening land army in global history? Pool continues where he left off, his first book explaining where a ragtag unknown Party found the resources to take over Germany, his second explaining how a country that was on the verge of bankruptcy managed to cause so much chaos and destruction. From American and British economic interests, to German industrialists and war profiteers to the gold reserves of annexed territory, the Nazis were able to essentially finance their operation through promises of the spoils of war to their creditors, and in some cases, Allied financial interests in Germany were even protected during the war.
I would normally dock it a star since it regurgitates liberal anti-communist garbage about the Soviet Union and Stalin, but I believe the information is too important for people not to read about themselves and since it's already not well reviewed, 5 stars it is.
A question I always had about the Nazis was how, after Germany went through not only the Versailles Treaty but the Great Depression, did the Wehrmacht become the most frightening land army in global history? Pool continues where he left off, his first book explaining where a ragtag unknown Party found the resources to take over Germany, his second explaining how a country that was on the verge of bankruptcy managed to cause so much chaos and destruction. From American and British economic interests, to German industrialists and war profiteers to the gold reserves of annexed territory, the Nazis were able to essentially finance their operation through promises of the spoils of war to their creditors, and in some cases, Allied financial interests in Germany were even protected during the war.
I would normally dock it a star since it regurgitates liberal anti-communist garbage about the Soviet Union and Stalin, but I believe the information is too important for people not to read about themselves and since it's already not well reviewed, 5 stars it is.
March 14, 2024
James Pool has written an informative book with lots of details. It is easy to read and interesting. After reading the book, I ask myself “How can a nation suffered that much do similar things in Palestine?”.
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