This book, the first ever based on unrestricted access to
General Motors' internal records, documents the giant American
corporation's dealings with the Third Reich. GM purchased Opel,
Europe's largest automaker, in the 1920s and continued to hold it
through the Second World War. Historian Henry Ashby Turner, Jr.,
uncovers the fascinating story of how the American carmaker
conducted business in Germany under the Nazi regime and explores
larger issues concerning the relations between international
corporations and the Third Reich.
The book presents new and detailed information about General
Motors' interactions with Hitler and other Nazi officials,
including the carmaker's attempt to capture the Volkswagen project.
It also reveals how American GM executives thwarted a sustained
Nazi effort to gain control of Opel. The author concludes with an
assessment of the extent of the company's implication, through
Opel, in the Nazi war effort and in the exploitation of forced
labor.
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