"Goering's Atlas" Published for the First Time

[Siegmund]

An older but still interesting article:

"Goering's Atlas" Published for the First Time

The re-appearance of a secret atlas seized by US troops from Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goering in the waning days of the war shows just what the Nazis were capable of.

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Contrary to what the allied powers thought, American and British bombers did not wipe out Germany's industrial production facilities.

...choosing to focus instead on cultural centers such as Dresden.

Armed with the information, reconstruction officials were able to use those facilities to spur on the country's postwar economic miracle.

...thus adding to the myth of the "saviors of Europe."

[Menydh]

Is this atlas for real, or just a marketing publicity to sell the copies @ €178 ($227)?

[Siegmund]

Originally Posted by Mynydd

Is this atlas for real, or just a marketing publicity to sell the copies @ €178 ($227)?

Good question. Here is the alleged "proof":

The discovery of the atlas last year led to the additional discovery that a copy of the book sat forgotten in the Library of Congress for decades. The copy proves that the Hamburg atlas is not a forgery, but an historical record that for the first time gives an accurate idea of how powerful the Nazi economy really was.

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Whether it's true or not, at least we do know that it's good marketing for a €178 book.