Dark Towers by David Enrich Summary
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Inside Deutsche Bank's shadowy empire that financed Trump's empire and Nazi atrocities. This "#1 Wall Street Journal bestseller" exposes money laundering, Russian oligarchs, and a mysterious executive death that Pulitzer winners call "a jaw-dropping financial thriller" revealing how unchecked greed corrupts global power.
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The Bank That Gambled with the World
In the shadowy corridors of global finance, few stories capture the dangerous intersection of ambition, greed, and power like Deutsche Bank's transformation from conservative German lender to what the IMF would eventually label "the most important net contributor to systemic risks in the global banking system." Founded in 1870 to free German businesses from British banking dominance, Deutsche showed an early appetite for risk, backing American railroad ventures despite repeated bankruptcies. But its darkest chapter came during the Nazi era, when it forced out Jewish board members, conducted hundreds of "Aryanizations" of Jewish businesses, and even financed the construction of Auschwitz. This willingness to prioritize profit over principle would become a recurring theme in the bank's modern history - one that would eventually entangle it with figures like Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, threatening its very existence.
From Conservative Roots to Wall Street Fever
The Trump Relationship: A Deal with the Devil
The Tragic Human Cost of Unchecked Ambition
Banking on Politics: The Toxic Intersection
The Reckoning: Truth Emerges from Tragedy
When Money Trumps Everything: The Lessons We Must Learn
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