Wealth of an empire : the treasure shipments that saved Britain and the world /

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This book tells the dramatic true story of a top-secret mission that changed the course of World War II: Great Britain's shipment of virtually its entire treasury across the treacherous waters of the North Atlantic to safety in the United States and Canada. Had the Germans captured or sunk the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Switky, Robert, 1961- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2013]
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Economic aspects > Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, British.
Naval convoys > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Bank reserves > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Aspect économique > Grande-Bretagne.
Convois (Marine) > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Banques > Réserves > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Bank reserves.
Economics.
International economic relations.
Naval convoys.
Great Britain > Foreign economic relations > United States.
United States > Foreign economic relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Shoring Up Support
  • For the Sake of the Realm
  • Seeking Refuge from the Storm
  • Gold and the Phony War
  • Thin Armor
  • Into the Furnace of the War
  • Living from Hour to Hour
  • Keeping Mum
  • Taking Fearful Risks
  • Britain's Most Valuable Convoy
  • Clearing the Decks in Halifax
  • Speculation
  • Credit
  • Appendix 1 : Code Names and Nicknames
  • Appendix 2 : Tracking Ships and Shipments.

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