The Most Valuable Asset of the Reich
A History of the German National Railway Volume 1, 1920-1932
Alfred C. Mierzejewski
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 03/2014
Pages: 506
Subject: History, Transportation
| University of North Carolina
Print ISBN: 9.78E+12
eBook ISBN: 9781469620206
DESCRIPTION
Mierzejewski describes and analyzes the beginnings of the national railway in Germany and the problems that it faced. He examines the Reichsbahn's noncapitalistic, "commonweal" approach to economic management and shows how the railway was used to hold Germany together, especially in the face of Bavarian particularism. Mierzejewski's account also provides unparalleled insight into Germany's reparations policies, demonstrating that Germany was fully capable of paying the Dawes annuities and that the government's claims that reparations paid by the Reichsbahn hurt both the railway and Germany were groundless. A second volume will cover the period from 1933 to 1945.
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