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A Small Nation in the Turmoil of the Second World War

by Herman van der Wee, Monique Verbreyt

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Business & Economics / Economic ConditionsBusiness & Economics / Economic HistoryHistory / Europe / WesternHistory / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / GeneralHistory / Europe / Benelux Countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg)

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Studies in Social and Economic History, Volume 35Based on intensive research in the archives of six countries, this book presents an in-depth analysis of Belgium's monetary and financial history during World War II. Exploring Belgium's financial and business links with Germany, France, The Netherlands, Great Britain, the United States, and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the authors focus on the roles played in this complex wartime network by the Central Bank and private bankers in Brussels, by the Belgian government in exile in London, and by the Belgian minister plenipotentiary in New York.

Book Details

Publisher:
Leuven University Press
Published:
2009
Pages:
494
Language:
EN
ISBN:
9789058677594