American Nazis: Profit, Power, and Corporate Collaboration with Hitler's Germany

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This historical investigation examines the extent of American corporate collaboration with Nazi Germany, challenging the notion of a handful of 'secret villains.' It analyzes how large institutions, driven by profit incentives, industrial interests, and elite social networks, facilitated the Nazi regime. The work utilizes primary sources, including U.S. government vesting orders, Nuremberg trial transcripts, and corporate archives, to document the involvement of companies like Ford, IBM, General Motors, ITT, and Standard Oil in the Third Reich's economy, while also addressing the role of American banking and the political climate of the era.

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