U.S. and Allied efforts to recover and restore gold and other assets stolen or hidden by Germany during World War II : preliminary study
TitleU.S. and Allied efforts to recover and restore gold and other assets stolen or hidden by Germany during World War II : preliminary study
Call number940.5314/0003
Object number75107511
Place of publicationWashington, District of Columbia, United States
PublisherDept. of State
Year of publication
1997
Physical descriptionxlix, 212p.,index
MaterialBook
Series titleDepartment of State publication ; 10468
Description
Addresses a vital but relatively neglected dimension of the history of World War II and its aftermath. Documents one of the greatest thefts by a government: the confiscation by Naziu Germany of an estimated $580 million of central bank gold, along with indeterminate amounts in other assets.