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Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich

by William L. Shirer

Since its publication in 1960, William L. Shirer's monumental study of Hitler's German Empire has been widely acclaimed as the definitive record of this century's blackest hours. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich offers an unparalleled and thrillingly told examination of how Adolf Hitler nearly succeeded in conquering the world. With millions of copies in print around the globe, it has attained the status of... (more)

Paper MoneyAdam Smith

Paper Money

by Adam Smith

Shell Game: A True Story of Banking, Spies, Lies, Politics-And the Arming of Saddam HusseinPeter Mantius

Shell Game: A True Story of Banking, Spies, Lies, Politics-And the Arming of Saddam Hussein

by Peter Mantius

A true-life thriller focuses on an Atlanta bank that loaned billions to Iraq during the 1980s--money Iraq used to buy arms, develop weapons, destroy Iran, take over Kuwait, bomb Israel, and kill Americans in the Gulf War.

Hitler's Silent Partners: Swiss Banks, Nazi Gold, And The Pursuit Of Justice

Hitler's Silent Partners: Swiss Banks, Nazi Gold, And The Pursuit Of Justice

by Isabel Vincent

Vienna, 1939: "If anything happens to us, I have money in Switzerland." These were among the last words that sixteen-year-old Renie Lang's grandfather said to her before he perished in the Holocaust. Fifty years later, Renee and thousands like her are trying to find their rightful inheritances in Swiss banks -- and the world faces appalling revelations that "neutral" Switzerland acted as secret banker to the... (more)

China's Wartime Finance and Inflation, 1937-1945Arthur N. Young

China's Wartime Finance and Inflation, 1937-1945

by Arthur N. Young

Chinese Intelligence Operations

by Nicholas Eftimiades

Nicholas Eftimiades examines the infiltration of Chinese espionage agents into foreign governments and private businesses. These efforts have been going on mostly uninterrupted for decades, while Western intelligence services focused on the Soviet Union. He draws on his expertise as a counterintelligence analyst to examine the structure, objectives and methodology of Chinese clandestine activities. The book... (more)

Hitler's Spies: German Military Intelligence in World War II

Hitler's Spies: German Military Intelligence in World War II

by David Kahn

The first full account of Hitler's extensive intelligence network-and the dramatic story of how Germany lost the battle of the secret services in World War II A German patrol wiggles through Russian lines to return with details of Soviet defenses. An expert Luftwaffe interrogator teases secret information from downed Allied airmen. Two spies steal ashore in Maine and make their way into New York City. Filled... (more)

Money and Conquest: Allied Occupation Currencies in World War II (The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science)

Money and Conquest: Allied Occupation Currencies in World War II (The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science)

by Vladimir Petrov

The Swiss BanksT.R. Fehrenbach

The Swiss Banks

by T.R. Fehrenbach

Halliburton's Army: How a Well-Connected Texas Oil Company Revolutionized the Way America Makes War

Halliburton's Army: How a Well-Connected Texas Oil Company Revolutionized the Way America Makes War

by Pratap Chatterjee

Halliburton’s Army is the first book to show, in shocking detail, how Halliburton really does business, in Iraq, and around the world. From its vital role as the logistical backbone of the U.S. occupation in Iraq—without Halliburton there could be no war or occupation—to its role in covering up gang-rape amongst its personnel in Baghdad, Halliburton’s Army is a devastating bestiary of corporate malfeasance and... (more)

The arms of Krupp, 1587-1968

by William Manchester

A masterwork of history-restored to print and made available for the first time in trade paperback. In this massive, compellingly readable book, America's preeminent biographer/historian brings to life Europe's richest, most powerful family, a 400-year dynasty that developed the world's most technologically advanced weapons (from cannons to submarines to anti-aircraft guns); provided arms to generations of German... (more)

Working for KBR in Iraq: An Exercise of Frustration

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