- Summary
- "For big business in Germany and around the world, Hitler and his National Socialist party were good news. Business was bad in the 1930s, and for multinational corporations Germany was a bright spot in a world suffering from the Great Depression. As Jacques R. Pauwels explains in this book, corporations were delighted with the profits that came from re-arming Germany, and then supplying both sides of the Second World War. Recent historical research in Germany has laid bare the links between Hitler's regime and big German firms. Scholars have now also documented the role of American firms--General Motors, IBM, Standard Oil, Ford, and many others--whose German subsidiaries eagerly sold equipment, weapons, and fuel needed for the German war machine. A key roadblock to America's late entry into the Second World War was behind-the-scenes pressure from US corporations seeking to protect their profitable business selling to both sides. Basing his work on the recent findings of scholars in many European countries and the US, Pauwels explains how Hitler gained and held the support of powerful business interests who found the well-liked one party fascist government, ready and willing to protect the property and profits of big business. He documents the role of the many multinationals in business today who supported Hitler and gained from the Nazi government's horrendous measures."-- Provided by p̂ublisher.
- Uniform Title
- Big business met nazi-Duitsland. English
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Pauwels, Jacques R., author.
- Published
- Toronto : James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers, [2017]
©2017
- Locale
- United States
Germany
- Contents
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German big business and Hitler. Empire, war and revolution
Industry, democracy and dictatorship
Economic and political crisis
Hiring Adolf H.
The elimination of the left
The Nazi dictatorship: Cui Bono?
The Third Reich: a welfare state?
1939-1945: Hitler's war
Together until the end!
An unsatisfied beneficiary
American big business and Nazi Germany. Dollar offensive in Germany
American fans and partners of Hitler
Better Hitler than "Rosenfeld"
Lightning war "made in USA"
After Pearl Harbor: "business as usual"
War = profits
Helpful bankers and secret agents
Bombs, Damage and compensation
Between Morgenthau and Moscow
Nazi past, American future
Conclusion: fascism and war after 1945
Epilogue: is history "bunk"?
- Notes
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"Translated from the original French by Raymond Dugan and Jacques R. Pauwels"--Title page verso.
"An in-depth examination of Hitler's ties to big business - not only in Germany, but also ... the United States, Britain, and France"--Page 4 of cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-298) and index.
German big business and Hitler. Empire, war and revolution -- Industry, democracy and dictatorship -- Economic and political crisis -- Hiring Adolf H. -- The elimination of the left -- The Nazi dictatorship: Cui Bono? -- The Third Reich: a welfare state? -- 1939-1945: Hitler's war -- Together until the end! -- An unsatisfied beneficiary -- American big business and Nazi Germany. Dollar offensive in Germany -- American fans and partners of Hitler -- Better Hitler than "Rosenfeld" -- Lightning war "made in USA" -- After Pearl Harbor: "business as usual" -- War = profits -- Helpful bankers and secret agents -- Bombs, Damage and compensation -- Between Morgenthau and Moscow -- Nazi past, American future -- Conclusion: fascism and war after 1945 -- Epilogue: is history "bunk"?
Translated from the French. Originally published in Dutch.
