Tom Bower is a British author renowned for his investigative journalism and unauthorized biographies. His work delves into uncovering hidden truths and scrutinizing controversial figures. Bower's style is characterized by deep research and a direct approach, offering readers a penetrating look into the lives and careers of influential individuals. His writings frequently explore themes of power, corruption, and ethics within the realms of business and media.
Britain, America and the Purging of Nazi Germany: A Pledge Betrayed
This dispassionate but shocking indictment of the implementation of Allied policy toward war criminals, dispels once & for all the myth that important Nazi crimininals were removed from power.
An account of the life and career of the entrepreneur, Tiny Rowland, the head of Lonrho and the owner of "The Observer". It is a story of empire-building, unresolved mystery, commercial skulduggery, financial acumen, and confrontations with a succession of governments in Europe, America and Africa.
This work reveals the role played by the Swiss banks and the Swiss government in exploiting World War II and the Holocaust to their financial advantage; a role which included helping the Nazis to hide and sell their loot siezed from occupied Europe, and stealing the deposits made in those banks by Jewish individuals and organizations.
Publisher, politician, financier, industrialist, printer and sportsman, Robert Maxwell is a man who has provoked loyalty and loathing as well fascination from those who have witnessed his courage, energy, ambition and business acumen. In writing his biography the author has interviewed over 350 people across the world who have known Maxwell - as a young boy brought up as an orthodox Jew; in the Czech and British armies during the Second World War; in post-war Berlin and in the City of London; in Westminster where he hoped to become a senior minister in Harold Wilson's government; and in New York where his Czech relations live.
The riveting tale of how the wanabee aristo Conrad Black and his social-mountaineering wife Barbara gulled their way into the City, the Tory party, Wall Street and High Society. This new paperback edition will be fully updated to include details of Black's high-profile trial for corporate fraud, sure to claim international attention.
Celebrating individual men and women who epitomize the courage, fortitude and spirit that enabled Britain and the Allies to triumph in World War II, this book recounts the exploits of more than 100 people - in the fury of battle or alone, and behind the lines.
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Tom Bower, Britain's leading investigative biographer, unpicks the tangled web surrounding the Sussexes and their relationship with the royal family. From courtroom dramas to courtier politics, using extensive research, expert sourcing and interviews from insiders who have never spoken before, this book uncovers an astonishing story of love, betrayal, secrets and revenge.
This book tells the sensational human story of the hunt for oil, and the politics, power and personalities involved.
Vanity, Greed and the Souring of British Football - Now Fully Revised & Updated
From the author of devastating exposes of Mohamed Fayed, Richard Branson and, most recently, Geoffrey Robinson, this is an incisive account of how self-interested individuals, adopting questionable and predatory business methods, are exploiting the sport of football to earn billions of pounds and huge glory."
