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The Arms of Krupp
- Author
- William Manchester
- Narrator
- Paul Boehmer
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 9 May 2017
- Run Time
- 48 hours 15 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In this narrative of extraordinary richness, depth, and authority, America’s preeminent biographer/historian explored the German national character as no other writer has done.
The Arms of Krupp brings to life Europe’s wealthiest, most powerful family, a four-hundred-year German dynasty that developed the world’s most technologically advanced weapons, from cannons to submarines to anti-aircraft guns; provided arms to generations of German leaders, including the kaiser and Hitler; operated private concentration camps during the Nazi era; survived conviction at Nuremberg; and wielded enormous influence on the course of world events.
William Manchester’s galvanizing account of the rise and fall of the Krupp dynasty is history as it should be written—alive with all its terrifying power.
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“William Manchester is a gifted and conscientious writer.”
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award–winning author
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Details
- Author
- William Manchester
- Narrator
- Paul Boehmer
- Duration
- 48 hours 15 minutes
- Release Date
- 9 May 2017
- ISBN
- 9781455116317
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- European history, Second World War, Weapons and equipment, Ordnance, weapons technology, Military history
Synopsis
In this narrative of extraordinary richness, depth, and authority, America’s preeminent biographer/historian explored the German national character as no other writer has done. The Arms of Krupp brings to life Europe’s wealthiest, most powerful family, a four-hundred-year German dynasty that developed the world’s most technologically advanced weapons, from cannons to submarines to anti-aircraft guns; provided arms to generations of German leaders, including the kaiser and Hitler; operated private concentration camps during the Nazi era; survived conviction at Nuremberg; and wielded enormous influence on the course of world events. William Manchester’s galvanizing account of the rise and fall of the Krupp dynasty is history as it should be written—alive with all its terrifying power.
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