The Arms of Krupp: The Rise and Fall of the Industrial Dynasty That Armed Germany at War - Couverture souple

Manchester, William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0316529400 ISBN 13 : 9780316529402

Editeur : Back Bay Books, 2003

Synopsis

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 propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

William Manchester was a hugely successful popular historian and biographer whose books include The Last Lion, Volumes 1 and 2, Goodbye Darkness, A World Lit Only by Fire, The Glory and the Dream, The Arms of Krupp, American Caesar, The Death of the President, and assorted works of journalism.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The Krupp family were the premier German arms manufacturers from the middle of the 19th century until the end of World War II, producing artillery pieces and submarines that set the standard for effectiveness. This book relates the history of this influential company.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Back Bay Books
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0316529400
• ISBN 13: 9780316529402
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 992