Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties

By David de Jong

Book Overview

In 1946, Günther Quandt-patriarch of Germany's most iconic industrial empire, a dynasty that today controls BMW-was arrested for suspected Nazi collaboration. Quandt claimed that he had been forced to join the party by his archrival, propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, and the courts acquitted him. But Quandt lied. An his heirs, and those of other Nazi billionaires, have only grown wealthier in the generations since. In this landmark work of investigative journalism, David de Jong reveals the true story of how Germany's wealthiest business dynasties amassed untold money and power by abetting the atrocities of the Third Reich. Nazi Billionaires is a groundbreaking exposé of how these tycoons seized Jewish businesses, procured slave laborers, and ramped up weapons production to equip Hitler's army as Europe burned around them-and how America allowed them to get away with it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0063268647
• ISBN13: 9780063268647
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.0"