Krueger's Men - The Secret Nazi Counterfeit Plot and the Prisoners of Block 19

Zusatztext The compelling story of the Third Reich's attempt to wreck the British economy...thorough research and authoritative voice enable this fascinating chapter of history to hold interest. Gripping proof that indeed all is fair in love and war Informationen zum Autor In his long career as a journalist, Lawrence Malkin was the European correspondent of Time magazine and New York correspondent for the International Herald Tribune. He has collaborated on memoirs by Paul Volcker, Anatoly Dobrynin, Markus Wolf, and Stuart Eizenstat. His work has also appeared in the Atlantic Monthly , Fortune , Connoisseur , and the Times Literary Supplement . He lives in New York with his wife. Klappentext This true story details the greatest counterfeiting scheme in history and the men the Nazis called upon to help it succeed, a group of concentration-camp Jews. of photos. 2 maps. Zusammenfassung The true story that inspired the 2008 Oscar-winning film, The Counterfeiters - a WWII plot to counterfeit millions of British currency.

Product details

• Authors: Lawrence Malkin, Malkin Lawrence
• Publisher: Little Brown USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.08.2008
• EAN: 9780316067508
• ISBN: 978-0-316-06750-8
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, Economic history, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust