Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties (Paperback)

'Lucid, and damning, David de Jong's Nazi Billionaires unearths decades of family secrets and exposes the tainted origins of several of the world's most significant dynastic fortunes. As adept in the archive as he is on the page, de Jong draws on a vast wealth of historical evidence to tell an absorbing - and infuriating - tale of complicity, coverup, and denial, and to unearth the sordid war crimes behind some of today's most vaunted consumer brands' - Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing

'Eloquent, thorough, and profound, David de Jong's brilliant debut illuminates a dark chapter of the past while also shining a stark and uncanny light onto our present, and, perhaps, our near future - showing how an insidious mix of capitalism and fascism can destroy democracy and countless lives. An absolute must-read' - Norman Ohler, author of Blitzed

'David de Jong's explosive debut of narrative nonfiction is as riveting as it is disturbing. At times, it felt like reading the anti-Schindler's List: instead of secretly helping the Jews, Germany's most powerful tycoons brutally exploited their suffering for personal profit. The fact that some of Germany's greatest fortunes are deeply intertwined with the ignominies of the Third Reich should be much better known - and thanks to Nazi Billionaires, it will be' - Bradley Hope, co-author of Billion Dollar Whale

'David de Jong's sleuthing has uncovered a remarkable and upsetting web of connections between the signature evil of the twentieth century and fabulous riches today. With its finely wrought stories of German individuals and families - including Jews who were expropriated - Nazi Billionaires suggests that even today amends have not yet been made for the profits that some reaped in an era of horror' - Samuel Moyn, Professor of History at Yale University