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Krueger's Men: The Secret Nazi Counterfeit Plot and the Prisoners of Block 19
Written by Lawrence Malkin
Narrated by Michael Prichard
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The true story of the greatest counterfeiting scheme in history and the men the Nazis called upon to help it succeed-a group of concentration-camp Jews. Only a fortnight after the start of World War II, at a meeting that has remained a secret for more than half a century, Nazi leaders and officials of the German Reichsbank approved an audacious plot to counterfeit millions of British pounds. Now, drawing upon top-secret bank records, German and British correspondence, and interrogation transcripts, award-winning journalist and author Lawrence Malkin reveals how an unremarkable SS officer named Bernhard Krueger attempted to bring down the world financial system. But when Krueger discovered that forging pounds, and later dollars, was no easy task, he made a crucial decision: he would seek out the greatest counterfeiters of prewar Europe and enlist them in the effort. He found them in an unexpected place: a Nazi concentration camp.
Author
Lawrence Malkin
Lawrence Malkin has reported for Time on the economic situation in Europe and the United States for the last fifteen years. He now covers the national scene for the magazine from a base in Boston. His articles and reviews have appeared in Commentary, Horizon, The Times Literary Supplement, and elsewhere.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent 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.