Billionaire Nazis. The dark history of Germany's richest dynasties

About the book "Billionaire Nazis. The dark history of Germany's richest dynasties"

In the book "Billionaire Nazis", David de Jong investigates the dark past of Germany's richest business families, who managed to get rich thanks to the Nazi regime and the Second World War.

The main topics of the book:
- History of Dynasties: The book explores how business dynasties like the BMW-owning Quandts amassed vast fortunes through collaboration with the Nazis. These families used slave labor, expropriated Jewish property, and actively supported the Third Reich's war machine.
- Post-war amnesia: One of the main points of the book is how quickly the West turned a blind eye to the crimes of these businessmen after the war, allowing them to preserve and increase their wealth.
- Revolutionary Investigation: De Jong takes a detailed look at how Nazi connections and the war helped German tycoons amass billions, and how it affects today.

Why you should read the book "Billionaire Nazis":
- In-depth investigation: The book offers a ground-breaking investigation into the connections between businessmen and the Nazi regime, and how these connections allowed them to amass enormous wealth.
- Contemporary context: The study provides insight into how modern financial and business structures have their roots in the dark past, and how it continues to influence the present.
- Journalism: David de Jong, as an investigative journalist, presents a clear and detailed investigation with strong evidence and convincing arguments.

About the author:
David de Jong is an investigative journalist and writer. His debut book, Billionaire Nazis, became a bestseller and was translated into more than twenty languages. De Jong has been published in publications such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg Businessweek.