The Arms of Krupp by William Manchester
For the first time in Trade Paperback the massive, compelling book in which William Manchester brings to life Europe's richest, most powerful family, a 400-year dynasty that armed Germany in three major wars. Their cannon won the Franco-Prussian War in 1870. In 1871 they invented the first anti-aircraft gun to shoot down observation balloons. In WWI their mammoth weapons shelled Paris at a range of 81 miles. For 40 years they manufactured submarines, beginning with the U-1 that menaced Allied shipping. In 1940 their cannon actually shelled England from across the channel. The Krupps armed the forces of the Kaiser and financed Hitler's 'Terror Election' of 1933. Hitler honoured their loyalty by decreeing special tax exemptions that continued to bind a post-war West Germany. The Krupps even survived a Nuremberg conviction to become the dynamo behind the 'Common Market'.
** 'A colorful, extremely readable accountTo be the biographer of Krupp is to write the history of modern Germany.' - NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
William Manchester is professor of History Emeritus at Wesleyan University. His biography of Winston Churchill, The Last Lion, is considered definitive.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780316529402 |
| ISBN 10 | 0316529400 |
| Title | The Arms of Krupp |
| Author | William Manchester |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Company |
| Year published | 2003-03-04 |
| Number of pages | 992 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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