During the final days of World War II, German SS officers crammed trains, cars, and trucks full of gold, currency, and jewels, and headed for the mountains of Austria. Fearful of arrest and determined to keep the stolen loot out of Allied hands, they concealed their treasures and fled. Most of these men were eventually apprehended, but many managed to evade capture. The intensive postwar Allied investigation that followed recovered only a sliver of this mountain of gold. What happened to the rest of it, and what fate befell these men? Authors Alford and Savas answer these questions and many more in this fast-paced and well-written new book. Their groundbreaking study is based upon thousands of pages of previously unpublished and recently declassified documents. The result is a fresh and absolutely original reading experience that offers insights into the minds and methods of these SS thieves, the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA) within which they labored, how they achieved their positions of near-absolute power, the complex Allied investigation into their activities, and what happened to the vast sums of wealth they looted from Europe's Jews. Nazi Millionaires deftly captures the high drama surrounding these men and women and the secrets they carried with them during the closing days of World War II - and in some cases, to the grave. It is a remarkable tale of greed, lust, fraud, deceit, treachery, and murder. And it is one you will long remember. About the Authors: Kenneth D. Alford, of Richmond, Virginia, is the author of Great Treasure Stories of World War II and The Spoils of World War II. Theodore P. Savas has written or edited a dozen books, including Silent Hunters: German U-Boat Commanders of World War II. He lives in El Dorado Hills, California. Table of Contents Preface / Acknowledgments Dramatis Personae Introduction: The Rise of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany Chapter 1: The Devil’s Duo: Heinrich Himmler and Ernst Röhm Chapter 2: Hitler’s Rogues: Reinhard Heydrich and Ernst Kaltenbrunner Chapter 3: Franz Konrad: The King of the Ghetto Chapter 4: Playing God in Budapest: The Kastner-Becher Faustian Bargain Chapter 5: Fischhorn Castle: The Last SS Headquarters Chapter 6: The Moneymakers Chapter 7: A Bureaucrat and His Gold: Josef Spacil’s Final Days of World War II Chapter 8: Betrayal: The Discovery of Josef Spacil Chapter 9: Ghetto Konrad’s Hidden Wealth Chapter 10: Walter Hirschfeld and the Search for Eva Braun’s Jewels Chapter 11: Kurt Becher: The Only White Sheep in the Black SS? Chapter 12: Fall From Grace: Walter Hirschfeld and the Counter Intelligence Corps Chapter 13: Ernst Kaltenbrunner’s Missing Sacks of Gold Chapter 14: Adolf Eichmann’s Blaa Alm Gold Chapter 15: The Frau Connection: Iris Scheidler and Elfriede H_ttl Chapter 16: The Gold Trade in Upper Austria Chapter 17: The Bloody Red Cross? Walter Schellenberg’s “External Assets” Postscript: Loose Ends Bibliography Index

Nazi Millionaires: The Allied Search for Hidden SS Gold

Biographies & Memoirs

Alford, Kenneth

Savas, Theodore P.

Historical

Casemate

“My greatest aim has been to advance the art of photography and to make it what I think I have, a great and truthful medium of history.” —Mathew Brady\nMathew Brady and his team of assistants risked their lives to capture up-close images of the fury of the American Civil War and its aftermath. Brady actually got so close to the action during the First Battle of Bull Run that he only narrowly avoided capture. Brady's Civil War Journal chronicles the events of the war by showcasing a selection of Brady's moving, one-of-a-kind images and describing each in terms of its significance.\nBrady’s team not only captured thousands of portraits of the combatants, the generals, the fighting men, the sick, the dead, and the dying, but also documented the infrastructure of the war machine itself, recording images of artillery pieces, the early railroads, and extraordinary engineering feats.\nThe text by Theodore P. Savas, an expert on the Civil War, adds context to Brady's memorable photographs, creating an unrivaled visual account of the most costly conflict in American history as it unfolded. His unique record of the war gives modern readers a fascinating insight into the terrible maelstrom that shaped our nation.

Brady's Civil War Journal: Photographing the War 1861–65

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Skyhorse

"My greatest aim has been to advance the art of photography and to make it what I think I have, a great and truthful medium of history."—Mathew Brady Mathew Brady and his ground breaking team of assistants risked life and liberty to capture up-close images of the fury of the American Civil War and its aftermath. Brady actually got so close to the action during the First Battle of Bull Run that he only narrowly avoided capture. Brady's Civil War Journal chronicles the events of the war by showcasing a selection of Brady's moving, one-of-a-kind images and describing each in terms of its significance. The text by Theodore P. Savas, authoritative expert on the Civil War, adds context to Brady's memorable photographs, creating an unrivaled visual account of the most costly conflict in American history as it unfolded. 150 b/w photographs. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Brady's Civil War Journal: Photographing the War 1861-1865

Individual Artists

Skyhorse Publishing

During the final days of World War II, German SS officers crammed trains, cars, and trucks full of gold, currency, and jewels, and headed for the mountains of Austria. Fearful of arrest and determined to keep the stolen loot out of Allied hands, they concealed their treasures and fled. Most of these men were eventually apprehended, but many managed to evade capture. The intensive postwar Allied investigation that followed recovered only a sliver of this mountain of gold. What happened to the rest of it, and what fate befell these men? Authors Alford and Savas answer these questions and many more in this fast-paced and well-written new book. Their groundbreaking study is based upon thousands of pages of previously unpublished and recently declassified documents. The result is a fresh and absolutely original reading experience that offers insights into the minds and methods of these SS thieves, the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA) within which they labored, how they achieved their positions of near-absolute power, the complex Allied investigation into their activities, and what happened to the vast sums of wealth they looted from Europe's Jews. Nazi Millionaires deftly captures the high drama surrounding these men and women and the secrets they carried with them during the closing days of World War II - and in some cases, to the grave. It is a remarkable tale of greed, lust, fraud, deceit, treachery, and murder. And it is one you will long remember.About the Authors: Kenneth D. Alford, of Richmond, Virginia, is the author of Great Treasure Stories of World War II and The Spoils of World War II. Theodore P. Savas has written or edited a dozen books, including Silent Hunters: German U-Boat Commanders of World War II. He lives in El Dorado Hills, California.Table of ContentsPreface / AcknowledgmentsDramatis PersonaeIntroduction: The Rise of Adolf Hitler and Nazi GermanyChapter 1: The Devil’s Duo: Heinrich Himmler and Ernst RöhmChapter 2: Hitler’s Rogues: Reinhard Heydrich and Ernst KaltenbrunnerChapter 3: Franz Konrad: The King of the GhettoChapter 4: Playing God in Budapest: The Kastner-Becher Faustian BargainChapter 5: Fischhorn Castle: The Last SS HeadquartersChapter 6: The MoneymakersChapter 7: A Bureaucrat and His Gold: Josef Spacil’s Final Days of World War IIChapter 8: Betrayal: The Discovery of Josef SpacilChapter 9: Ghetto Konrad’s Hidden WealthChapter 10: Walter Hirschfeld and the Search for Eva Braun’s JewelsChapter 11: Kurt Becher: The Only White Sheep in the Black SS?Chapter 12: Fall From Grace: Walter Hirschfeld and the Counter Intelligence CorpsChapter 13: Ernst Kaltenbrunner’s Missing Sacks of GoldChapter 14: Adolf Eichmann’s Blaa Alm GoldChapter 15: The Frau Connection: Iris Scheidler and Elfriede H_ttlChapter 16: The Gold Trade in Upper AustriaChapter 17: The Bloody Red Cross? Walter Schellenberg’s “External Assets”Postscript: Loose EndsBibliographyIndex

“My greatest aim has been to advance the art of photography and to make it what I think I have, a great and truthful medium of history.” —Mathew Brady Mathew Brady and his team of assistants risked their lives to capture up-close images of the fury of the American Civil War and its aftermath. Brady actually got so close to the action during the First Battle of Bull Run that he only narrowly avoided capture. Brady's Civil War Journal chronicles the events of the war by showcasing a selection of Brady's moving, one-of-a-kind images and describing each in terms of its significance. Brady’s team not only captured thousands of portraits of the combatants, the generals, the fighting men, the sick, the dead, and the dying, but also documented the infrastructure of the war machine itself, recording images of artillery pieces, the early railroads, and extraordinary engineering feats. The text by Theodore P. Savas, an expert on the Civil War, adds context to Brady's memorable photographs, creating an unrivaled visual account of the most costly conflict in American history as it unfolded. His unique record of the war gives modern readers a fascinating insight into the terrible maelstrom that shaped our nation.

This is a history of U-505 from its construction in Hamburg in 1941 through its 12 war patrols, capture and final journey and exhibition in Chicago.

Hunt and Kill: U-505 and the U-boat War in the Atlantic

Savas Beatie

This volume features six essays by leading U-boat scholars on the careers of German submarine commanders; includes an essay by Admiral Erich Topp, wartime commander of U-552.

Silent Hunters: German U-Boat Commanders of World War II

History

Military

Da Capo Press

Book by Savas, Theodore P., Woodbury, David A.

Campaign for Atlanta and Sherman's March to the Sea

Woodbury, David A.

Americas

Savas Pub Co

Campaign for Atlanta And Sherman's March to Th Sea

*14 photos * 7 maps * 6 x 9   * Pitched battles, naval engagements in the trans-Mississippi theater * Foreword by historian, Edwin C. Bearss Includes six articles on a variety of topics, including The Battle of  Mansfield and the Louisiana Consolidated Crescent Regiment; the massive  and almost disastrous Federal naval operations on the Red River;  logistics and service behind the lines; and Gray's Louisiana Brigade in  the battles of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill. Includes previously  unpublished reports, book reviews, and much more.

THE RED RIVER CAMPAIGN: Essays on Union and Confederate Leadership

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Nazi Millionaires: The Allied Search for Hidden SS Gold

Brady's Civil War Journal: Photographing the War 1861–65

Brady's Civil War Journal: Photographing the War 1861-1865

Nazi Millionaires: The Allied Search for Hidden SS Gold

Brady's Civil War Journal: Photographing the War 1861–65

Hunt and Kill: U-505 and the U-boat War in the Atlantic

Silent Hunters: German U-Boat Commanders of World War II

Campaign for Atlanta and Sherman's March to the Sea

Campaign for Atlanta And Sherman's March to Th Sea

THE RED RIVER CAMPAIGN: Essays on Union and Confederate Leadership