Great Treasure Stories of World War II

by Alford, Kenneth D.

• ISBN13: 9781882810864
• ISBN10: 1882810864
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: Savas Pub Co

Summary

This heavily illustrated account tells the story of the gold, jewels, and art treasures stolen by the Nazis and how they were recovered at the end of the war.

Table of Contents

Preface	i
Introduction and Acknowledgments	iii
The Allied Capture of Nazi Gold	1	(16)
The Plundering of Munich	17	(6)
Hermann Goring's Art Treasures	23	(20)
The Capture of Hermann Goring	43	(18)
The Looting of Berchtesgaden	61	(16)
Sepp Dietrich's Souvenirs	77	(6)
The Military Governor of Weimar	83	(14)
Buried Treasure at Buchenwald	97	(4)
Operation Macabre	101	(10)
The Collection Points	111	(18)
The Imperial Crown Jewels of the Holy Roman Empire	129	(8)
Saint Stephen's Crown	137	(10)
The Theft of the Hesse Crown Jewels	147	(8)
German War Art	155	(6)
The Pillage of the Fabulous Horses of Europe	161	(6)
The Return of the Hersbruck Soldiers	167	(4)
The Heinrich Hoffman Photograph Collection	171	(6)
Theft of the Quedlinburg Church Treasure	177	(12)
Adolf Eichmann's Treasure Map	189	(6)
The Mystery of the Lost Amber Room	195	(12)
The Library of Congress Mission	207	(10)
Postscript	217	(2)
Appendix	219	(4)
Notes	223	(6)
Bibliography	229	(2)
Index	231