02463cam a2200361 i 4500 997908806 TxAuBib 20231117120000.0 230531s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023026022 9781541702301 HRD 30.00 1541702301 HRD 30.00 TxAuBib rda Lochery, Neill, author. Cashing out [BOOK] : the flight of Nazi treasure, 1945-1948 / Neill Lochery. First edition. New York : PublicAffairs, 2023. vii, 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. By the end of January 1945, it was clear to Germany that the war was lost. The Third Reich was in freefall, and its leaders, apart from those clustered around Hitler in his Berlin bunker, sought to abscond before they were besieged. But they wanted to take their wealth with them. Their escape routes were diverse: Sweden and Switzerland boasted proximity, banking, and industrial closeness, while Spain and Portugal offered an inviting Atlantic coastline and shipping routes to South America. And in various ways, each of these so-called neutral nations welcomed the Nazi escapees, along with the clandestine wealth they carried. Cashing Out tells the riveting history of the race to intercept the stolen assets before they disappeared, and before the will to punish Germany was replaced by the political considerations of the fast-approaching Cold War. Neill Lochery here recounts the flight of the Nazi-looted riches—the last great escape of World War II—and the Allied quest for justice. -Provided by publisher. 20231117. World War, 1939-1945 Confiscations and contributions Europe. Jewish property Europe History 20th century. Art treasures in war Europe History 20th century. Art thefts Europe History 20th century. Monetary gold confiscations. Banks and banking Corrupt practices Europe History 20th century. Fugitives from justice Europe History 20th century. Neutrality History 20th century.