Fat Boy and the Champagne Salesman (häftad)
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Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
166
Utgivningsdatum
2022-06-28
Förlag
Indiana University Press
Illustrationer
1 Maps; 5 Halftones, black and white
Dimensioner
229 x 152 x 10 mm
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250 g
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1
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402:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Perfect Bound on Creme w/Matte Lam
ISBN
9780253061959

Fat Boy and the Champagne Salesman

Gring, Ribbentrop, and the Nazi Invasion of Poland

av Rush Loving
Häftad,  Engelska, 2022-06-28
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Fat Boy and the Champagne Salesman offers a compelling behind-the-scenes exploration of the road to World War II and the invasion of Poland by the Hitler's Third Reich. Focusing on the personal power plays within Hitler's inner circle, author Rush Loving details the struggle for Hitler's approval, long before the battle for Poland had begun. The rivalry was between "Fat Boy," the moniker given to Hermann Gring by his fellow Nazi generals, and "the Champagne Salesman," Joachim von Ribbentrop, nicknamed for his previous career, and it was at the heart of Germany's plans for the expansion of the Reich into Poland. Gring, founder of the Lftwaffe and the man who oversaw the armaments industry, was convinced that any invasion of Poland would lead to war with England and France, who were committed to its defense. Von Ribbentrop, Hitler's foreign minister, argued that the Allies would stand down and continue their policy of appeasement. Only one would be proved correct. An engrossing and dramatic tale, Fat Boy and the Champagne Salesman shows Gring and Ribbentrop playing a tug-of-war with Hitler's will. Loving's vivid narrative of the struggle between the two advisers lends a new understanding of the events leading to the opening days of World War II.
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"With a reporter's time-honed instinct for unearthing a great story, and a raconteur's sense of description and timing, Loving gives us this scene-by-scene portrayal of Hitler compelling his high command using his voice and his insanity as his sole resources to arrive at the only counsel he would accept: blitzkrieg against Poland. The "fog of war" would come later. First, there was utter chaos as Hitler started the biggest one ever."Walter Wells, former executive editor of the International Herald-Tribune "Fat Boy and the Champagne Salesman is a wonderfully researched, written, and fast-paced book about the inevitable march toward World War II, and the personalities who made it a reality."Fred Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun "In his book Fat Boy and the Champagne Salesman, Loving, a former journalist, focuses on the rivalry between Ribbentrop, the "champagne salesman," a nickname based on his previous career, and Hermann Gring, the "fat boy" who was president of the Reichstag and head of the Luftwaffe as Hitler planned his attack on Poland. This is a fascinating, meticulously researched account of the infighting at the top of the Nazi hierarchy during the run-up to the opening act of World War II."Andrew Nagorski, Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs

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Rush Loving Jr. is former associate editor of Fortune and former business editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. He is author of The Men Who Loved Trains and The Well-Dressed Hobo. Loving also served as assistant director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Jimmy Carter and worked as a consultant specializing in transportation economics, issues before Congress, and corporate communication problems.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface Introduction 1. Kaiser Wilhelm's Legacy 2. The Community Organizer 3. The Champagne Salesman 4. Fat Boy's Swedish Friend 5. 'Close Your Hearts to Pity!' 6. A Performance of Bombast and Threats 7. 'A Second Bismark' 8. Et Tu, Brut? 9. 'It's Enough to Kill a Bull' 10. The Speech That Fell Flat 11. Into the Wee Hours 12. A Shouting Match 13. 'Where Is the Pole?' 14. The Intercepted Telegram 15. Invasion 16. Ultimatum 17. Finis Notes Bibliography

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