Chronicles the fate of the wealth of the Third Reich buried in the Bavarian mountains near the end of the war and looted by former Nazis and American soldiers in the chaos of defeat.

Maps on end papers. Includes index.

Introduction -- Author's Note -- Acknowledgments -- I. THE ROBBERY : The destruction of the Reichsbank -- The flight to the Redoubt -- The burial of the treasure -- In quest of gold, silver and foreign exchange -- The house on the hill -- The money baggers -- Finders keepers -- Losers weepers -- Opportunists of the worst order -- The men from the villa Ostler -- A hole in the bucket -- The boys from the CID -- The reckoning -- II. CORRUPTION and COVER-UP : The collapse of a great Army -- The White Horse Inn -- "Garmisch residents of dubious character--" -- The Inspector General calls -- The Reinhardt Memorandum -- Death of a red princess -- The cover-up -- The end of the affair.