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Chasing gold : the incredible story of how the Nazis stole Europe's bullion / George M. Taber. |
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Publication Info. |
New York : Pegasus Books, 2014. |
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Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department
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940.5314 TABER |
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Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction
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540.531 TABER |
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Bristol, Manross Branch - Non Fiction
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540.531 TABER |
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East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department
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940.5314 TABER |
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Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department
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940.5314 TABER |
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Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction
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940.5314 TABER |
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Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction
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940.531 TABER |
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Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction
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940.5314 TAB |
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New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction
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940.5314 T11 |
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Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department
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940.53 TABER |
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Edition |
First Pegasus Books cloth edition. |
Description |
xvi, 527 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 446-497) and index. |
Contents |
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. |
Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- Europe.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Destruction and pillage -- Europe.
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Gold -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
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Banks and banking, Central -- Europe.
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Germany -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945.
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Reichsbank (Germany)
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ISBN |
9781605986555 |
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1605986550 |
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