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Obres de Lawrence Malkin

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Excellent history of a somewhat unknown subject. Goes into all the background, but also into the lives of those involved, in the camps and even the Nazis. Well-written, detailed, shorter than it seems.
 
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markknapp | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Mar 26, 2020 |
Lawrence Malkin’s Krueger's Men: The Secret Nazi Counterfeit Plot and the Prisoners of Block 19 is about the counterfeiting of millions of British pound notes, and to a lesser degree U.S. dollars by the Nazis. The counterfeiting operation, known as Operation Bernhard was a plot to disrupt the economy of Great Britain. The early chapters, though slow, provide background for understanding the decision surrounding the counterfeiting plan, as well as the reaction by the Bank of England. Later chapters explore how Krueger selected his team of lithographers, artists, printers from concentration camps, and how they were able to make near perfect pound notes in less than optimum circumstances. The narrative is somewhat marred by the editorial comments and irrelevant detail but overall Krueger’s Men is an interesting book.… (més)
 
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nabhill | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Jul 6, 2009 |

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Obres
3
També de
3
Membres
169
Popularitat
#126,057
Valoració
½ 3.4
Ressenyes
2
ISBN
19
Llengües
5

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