Chasing gold

Titel: Chasing gold : the incredible story of how the Nazis stole Europe's bullion / George M. Taber
Verfasser:
Ausgabe: 1. Pegasus Books cloth ed.
Veröffentlicht: New York : Pegasus Books, 2014
Umfang: XVI, 527 S. : Ill., Kt.
Format: Buch
Sprache: Englisch
Schlagworte:
ISBN: 1605986550 ; 9781605986555
Buchumschlag
X
Lokale Klassifikation: 3 7 Mn ; 22 7 N ; 32 7 N ; 59 15 E ; 59 7 Nk ; 59 13 G
Bemerkung: Includes bibliographical references (pages 481-497) and index
The glitter of gold -- Spanish prelude -- Adolf Hitler's argonaut -- Franklin D. Roosevelt's argonaut -- Hermann Göring grabs control -- The club for central bankers -- Austria becomes the first easy piece -- An inside job against Czechoslovakia -- Mutiny at the Reichsbank -- Poland's long odyssey -- Northern lights go out -- The world's Fort Knox -- Denmark and Norway fall quickly -- Italy crushes Albania -- Holland falls in four days -- Belgium and Luxembourg trust France -- The fall of France -- The Vatican's secret gold -- Escape to Casablanca -- Britain on the brink -- Destination Dakar -- Balkan distractions -- The Soviet Union stares into an abyss -- Melmer gold -- Dragging everything out Italian style -- Partners in gold -- The Allies finally crack down -- Rich discovery in a salt mine -- The Götterdämmerung of gold -- The end of a sordid tale