In this narrative of extraordinary richness, depth, and authority, America's preeminent biographer/historian explored the German national character as no other writer has done. The Arms of Krupp brings to life Europe's wealthiest, most powerful family, a four-hundred-year German dynasty that developed the world's most technologically advanced weapons, from cannons to submarines to anti-aircraft guns; provided arms to generations of German leaders, including the kaiser and Hitler; operated private concentration camps ...
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In this narrative of extraordinary richness, depth, and authority, America's preeminent biographer/historian explored the German national character as no other writer has done. The Arms of Krupp brings to life Europe's wealthiest, most powerful family, a four-hundred-year German dynasty that developed the world's most technologically advanced weapons, from cannons to submarines to anti-aircraft guns; provided arms to generations of German leaders, including the kaiser and Hitler; operated private concentration camps during the Nazi era; survived conviction at Nuremberg; and wielded enormous influence on the course of world events. William Manchester's galvanizing account of the rise and fall of the Krupp dynasty is history as it should be written--alive with all its terrifying power.
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Mr William Manchester obviously shares the germanophobia of most of his compatriots.
When he writes (I quote) that in the late 1500's " the well-to-do
spent half their waking hours either masticating or defecating", he forfeits all claims to the title of historian, albeit he obviouly would amuse the readers of the SUN. As every cultured person knows, the period between 1450 and 1550 can be regarded as the golden age of German art and culture. Albrecht D?rer painted a great many V.I.P. of his time and none of them displays the girth of the average lower middle-class american woman.
Every line of the book is tainted with sarcasm and spite. This is not a history book, it is at best a caricature.