
Hitler's Holy Relics
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Charles Stransky
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A True Story of Nazi Plunder and the Race to Recover the Crown Jewels of the Holy Roman Empire
Had Hitler succeeded in conquering Europe, he would have crowned himself Holy Roman Emperor. The Nazis had in their possession priceless artifacts that would give Hitler legitimacy in his subjects' eyes: the Crown Jewels of the Holy Roman Empire, including the Spear of Destiny, alleged to have pierced Christ's side at the Crucifixion. Looted from the royal treasury in Vienna, Austria, the Crown Jewels were hidden in a secret bunker deep beneath Nrnberg castle, known to few but Heinrich Himmler, his staff, and a captured German soldier whose family lived above it.
As luck would have it, the officer in charge of interrogating the soldier was First Lieutenant Walter Horn, art history professor. Following his report to General Patton, Horn would be assigned to recover this ancient treasure. Would he find it before covert Nazi agents could use it to revive the defeated regime?
>Based on recently discovered and previously unpublished documents and interviews with all remaining living participants, this is a tale that surpasses fiction: part thriller, part detective story, all true.
©2010 Sidney Kirkpatrick (P)2010 HighBridge CompanyArt caper History mystery
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What did you love best about Hitler's Holy Relics?
Good description mixed with the history of the relics from their first use through to the wrs that followed to their ultimate twisted minds of Nazi origins of the relicsWhat about Charles Stransky’s performance did you like?
Very clear and listenableAny additional comments?
This is something to listen too especially to understand the twisted minds of the Nazi leadershipEnjoyable, interesting and informative
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Amazingly Interesting
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A fine book
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Unheard history
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Informative Book
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The book blends a personal story and a view into history very well. It touches on the mystical roots that were part of Nazi ideology without sensationalizing them, as some other books have done. It was fascinating to see the multiple meanings of some works of art. Also, the unstable period in Germany after their defeat in WW2 seems to contain many riveting stories.Engrossing
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Spellbinding!!
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I was left thinking about the power, and sometimes danger - of mythology, symbols, of real or illusory connectedness to a "glorious past" and "historic destiny" - long after listening to this. These are perhaps things we still need to be wary of today.
Charles Stransky's narration is flawless - he hits just the right tone, and it's easy to believe he is the voice of the German-American art historian turned military detective who is this book's real-life protagonist.
Gripping and insightful
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The author has made the Herculean decision of trying to cover this topic from as many directions as possible in an extremely limited time, and there is plenty of personal speculation to go along with massive info dump. Such will inevitably be the nature of the beast when dealing with subject matter of this sort. In spite of this, the narrative somehow manages to not become the tangled train wreck in could potentially be. It's not a straight line, but the meandering does have points to make if the reader can stay on the same page with what the author is trying to put forth. Most books of this kind are more than an little "out there," and this one stays reigned in and more scholarly by comparison. For those who like their history in one place, even if it's not nice and tidy, this one is worth the read for anyone so inclined towards the topic.
Recovering Art
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