In 1946, Günther Quandt, the patriarch of the dynasty that now controls BMW, was arrested on suspicion of collaborating with the Nazis. Quandt claimed that he had been forced to join the party by Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels and was acquitted by the court. But Quandt lied. And his heirs, and those of other Nazi billionaires, have since grown richer, with little known about their dark past.
In this investigative journalistic account, David de Jong shows how Germany’s wealthiest business dynasties amassed untold wealth and power by supporting the atrocities of the Third Reich. They seized Jewish businesses, recruited slaves, and ramped up arms production for the Wehrmacht while Europe burned. But what is most shocking is how quickly the West turned a blind eye after the war. Why is it worth reading the book "Nazi Billionaires. The Dark History of Germany's Richest Dynasties"?..
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