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Book SynopsisDespite Ludwig Loewe’s pivotal role in Germany’s pre-WW1 industrial success, only
sparse information on him and his work remains. His “Jewish enterprise” was expropriated
post-1933, falling under Günther Quandt’s control, where it stayed post-WW2.
All company records and correspondence subsequently disappeared. However, when
the few remaining information fragments are contextualized, a fuller picture of this
extraordinary man emerges. A man who devoted much to his homeland, only for his
heirs to be exiled and stripped of everything.
Table of ContentsForeword – 1. Introduction – 2. The Making of Ludwig Loewe – 3. Berlin and Ferdinand Lassalle – 4. State- of- the- Art of Machine Tools in Europe – 5. First Steps towards a Political Career – 6. The Beginnings of Ludwig Loewe & Co K.G. – 7. On the Other Side of the Atlantic – 8. Pratt & Whitney in Berlin – 9. Entry into National Politics – 10. The Fight Against Anti- Semitism – 11. Bismarck and Ludwig Loewe & Co K. G., Arms Manufacturer – 12. The Last Four Years – Epilogue – Bibliography – Index
