{"product_id":"fat-boy-and-the-champagne-salesman-9780253061942","title":"Fat Boy and the Champagne Salesman","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFat Boy and the Champagne Salesman \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a compelling behind-the-scenes exploration of the road to World War II and the invasion of Poland by the Hitler's Third Reich. Focusing on the personal power plays within Hitler's inner circle, author Rush Loving details the struggle for Hitler's approval, long before the battle for Poland had begun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With a reporter's time-honed instinct for unearthing a great story, and a raconteur's sense of description and timing, Loving gives us this scene-by-scene portrayal of Hitler compelling his high command – using his voice and his insanity as his sole resources – to arrive at the only counsel he would accept: blitzkrieg against Poland. The \"fog of war\" would come later. First, there was utter chaos as Hitler started the biggest one ever.\"—Walter Wells, former executive editor of the International Herald-Tribune\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFat Boy and the Champagne Salesman\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderfully researched, written, and fast-paced book about the inevitable march toward World War II, and the personalities who made it a reality.\"—Fred Rasmussen, The Baltimore Sun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIn his book Fat Boy and the Champagne Salesman, Loving, a former journalist, focuses on the rivalry between Ribbentrop, the \"champagne salesman,\" a nickname based on his previous career, and Hermann Göring, the \"fat boy\" who was president of the Reichstag and head of the Luftwaffe as Hitler planned his attack on Poland. This is a fascinating, meticulously researched account of the infighting at the top of the Nazi hierarchy during the run-up to the opening act of World War II.\u003c\/i\u003e\"—Andrew Nagorski, \u003ci\u003eIsrael Journal of Foreign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Kaiser Wilhelm's Legacy\u003cbr\u003e2. The Community Organizer\u003cbr\u003e3. The Champagne Salesman\u003cbr\u003e4. Fat Boy's Swedish Friend\u003cbr\u003e5. 'Close Your Hearts to Pity!'\u003cbr\u003e6. A Performance of Bombast and Threats\u003cbr\u003e7. 'A Second Bismark'\u003cbr\u003e8. Et Tu, Bruté?\u003cbr\u003e9. 'It's Enough to Kill a Bull'\u003cbr\u003e10. The Speech That Fell Flat\u003cbr\u003e11. Into the Wee Hours\u003cbr\u003e12. A Shouting Match\u003cbr\u003e13. 'Where Is the Pole?'\u003cbr\u003e14. The Intercepted Telegram\u003cbr\u003e15. Invasion\u003cbr\u003e16. Ultimatum\u003cbr\u003e17. Finis\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400615993687,"sku":"9780253061942","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253061942.jpg?v=1730471117","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fat-boy-and-the-champagne-salesman-9780253061942","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}