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The Burmese Harp
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Blood Money: Inside the Nazi Economy
How did Nazi Germany, from limited natural resources, mass unemployment, little money and a damaged industry, manage to unfurl the cataclysm of World War Two and come to occupy a large part of the European continent? Based on recent historical works of and interviews with Adam Tooze, Richard Overy, Frank Bajohr and Marie-Bénédicte Vincent, and drawing on rare archival material.
Top Billed Cast
Éric Chantelauze Narrator (voice)
Adam Tooze Himself
Richard Overy Himself
Marie-Bénédicte Vincent Herself
Frank Bajohr Himself
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