The Great Gold Swindle: Yamashita's Gold
Author: Phoenix Powers
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published:
Total Pages: 385
ISBN-13: 1105583112
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White Spiritual Boy
Author: William de Berg
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Published: 2016-03-03
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 1490770453
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An early-morning call to Rachel Echon, an analyst at Pacific Group, turns out to be the beginning of a harrowing six months in which she ends up in the middle of a high-stakes international financial battle. The publisher who called her turns out to be a member of the White Dragon Family, a group of wealthy Asians who are trying to recover some of the wealth they believe was stolen from them by the West. The Dragons have one of the two sets of maps that can help recover the famous Yamashita gold, and they seek Rachels help in bargaining for the other set, knowing that she is the widowed daughter-in-law of one of the most powerful bankers in America. She ends up traveling to the Philippines, where she meets the leading members of the Dragon Family, visits a recently opened Yamashita site, and reconnects with her fathers family. After nearly being killed in the ensuing intrigue, Rachel eventually ends up being rescued into the arms of her publisher and loverher White Spiritual Boy.
Gold Warriors
Author: Peggy Seagrave
Publisher: Verso Books
Published: 2020-05-05
Total Pages: 668
ISBN-13: 1789605237
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In 1945, US intelligence officers in Manila discovered that the Japanese had hidden large quantities of gold bullion and other looted treasure in the Philippines. President Truman decided to recover the gold but to keep its riches secret. These, combined with Japanese treasure recovered during the US occupation, and with recovered Nazi loot, would create a worldwide American political action fund to fight communism. This 'Black Gold' gave Washington virtually limitless, unaccountable funds, providing an asset base to reinforce the treasuries of America's allies, to bribe political and military leaders, and to manipulate elections in foreign countries for more than fifty years.
Octopus
Author: Guy Lawson
Publisher: Crown
Published: 2012-07-10
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 0307716090
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Octopus is a real-life thriller that tells the inside story of an audacious hedge fund fraud and the wild search, by a colorful cast of rogues and schemers, for a “secret market” beneath the financial market we all know. Sam Israel was a man who seemed to have it all – until the hedge fund he ran, Bayou, imploded and he became the target of a nationwide manhunt. Born into one of America’s most illustrious trading families, Israel was determined to strike out on his own. So after apprenticing with one of the greatest hedge fund traders of the 1980’s, Sam founded his own fund and promised his investors guaranteed profits. With the proprietary computer program he’d created, he claimed to be able to predict the future. But his future was already beginning to unravel. After suffering devastating losses and fabricating fake returns, Israel knew it was only a matter of time before his real performance would be discovered, so when a former black-ops intelligence operative told him about a “secret market” run by the Fed, Israel bet his last $150 million on a chance to make billions. Thus began his year-long adventure in “the Upperworld” -- a society populated by clandestine bankers, shady European nobility, and spooks issuing cryptic warnings about a mysterious cabal known as the Octopus. Whether the “secret market” was real or a con, Israel was all in – and as the pressures mounted and increasingly sinister violence crept into his life, he struggled to break free of the Octopus’ tentacles.
A Most Wicked Conspiracy
Author: Paul Starobin
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2020-06-30
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 154174229X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A tale of Gilded Age corruption and greed from the frontier of Alaska to America's capital. In the feverish, money-making age of railroad barons, political machines, and gold rushes, corruption was the rule, not the exception. Yet the Republican mogul "Big Alex" McKenzie defied even the era's standard for avarice. Charismatic and shameless, he arrived in the new Alaskan territory intent on controlling gold mines and draining them of their ore. Miners who had rushed to the frozen tundra to strike gold were appalled at his unabashed deviousness. A Most Wicked Conspiracy recounts McKenzie's plot to rob the gold fields. It's a story of how America's political and economic life was in the grip of domineering, self-dealing, seemingly-untouchable party bosses in cahoots with robber barons, Senators and even Presidents. Yet it is also the tale of a righteous resistance of working-class miners, muckraking journalists, and courageous judges who fought to expose a conspiracy and reassert the rule of law. Through a bold set of characters and a captivating narrative, Paul Starobin examines power and rampant corruption during a pivotal time in America, drawing undoubted parallels with present-day politics and society.
A Legend About Treasures And Gold
Author: Walker McCarson
Publisher:
Published: 2021-05-26
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →FBI Agent Tom Warren is ordered to the post-WWII Philippines to eliminate the Communist Huks. The tropical assignment grows hotter as Tom clashes with the Philippine government, the Chinese Communists, the Japanese Yakuza, and, most surprisingly, United States Army officials and the CIA. Every time he nears a breakthrough, he's sent to Hong Kong or Red China, where the mysterious and deadly Dr. Wang thwarts and threatens him. Tom seeks help from a former Filipino first lady, which provides his first critical breakthrough.
Summary of Sterling Seagrave's The Marcos Dynasty
Author: Everest Media,
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
Published: 2022-07-21T22:59:00Z
Total Pages: 83
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The Ilocos region of Luzon is a dry, impoverished area that was settled by Ilocano tribes. The first European to visit the area was Spanish conquistador Juan de Salcedo, who established the settlement of Manila in 1571. #2 The Ilocano are a very superstitious people, and their family cell and blood clan are extremely important to them. They are extremely loyal to these two things, and will do anything for them. #3 The Ilocanos, as a people, have a long history of dreaming of escaping their hometowns. They have been historically employed as domestics and drivers, but many have emigrated to undeveloped Mindanao, the Middle East, and Hawaii. #4 Ferdinand’s father, Fructuoso Edralin, was a relatively prosperous peasant who owned 80 hectares of irrigated rice land and coffee plantation along the river in the barrio of Dingras near Sarrat. His mother, Josefa Edralin, was a tough, resourceful woman who had to work hard because her husband was a spendthrift.
Alex & General Yamashita's Hidden Maps
Author: Einar Meling
Publisher: Ittipat Meling
Published: 2023-02-18
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 826931711X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Long-buried fortunes, a dangerous treasure hunt, and one WWII pilot determined to uncover the truth. In the thick of WWII, the Japanese Imperial Army buried vast plundered treasures in the Philippines and on off-shore islands. RAF pilot and former POW Alex Radcliff is one of the few men who know the truth. He swore an oath to only reveal the existence of the war loot after the death of members of Japan’s Imperial Family – and half a century later, a string of events launches him into action. Teaming up with his grandson Michael and the boy’s cousin Julia, the trio embarks on a dangerous quest to unravel the long-forgotten mystery and uncover the secret coded maps that lead to the buried fortunes. From the fiercely disputed islands of the South China Sea to infamous Thai prisons, the Vatican City, and drug lords in Hawaii, Alex’s quest will pit him against deadly enemies and even deadlier allies – all the while battling against the greed that has plagued humanity for millennia. But Alex isn’t the only one who wants to find the coded maps – and if he isn’t careful, somebody else could get there first... Dive into a thrilling historical fiction novel that takes readers on a wild journey into an untold part of WWII. Artfully combining high-octane action and riveting suspense with real historical details and larger-than-life characters, Alex & General Yamashita’s Hidden Maps is a must-read for fans of historical fiction and action & adventure! Scroll up and grab your copy today!
The Great Gold Robbery
The Legend Of The Gold Novel
Author: Harry Macnab
Publisher:
Published: 2021-05-26
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →FBI Agent Tom Warren is ordered to the post-WWII Philippines to eliminate the Communist Huks. The tropical assignment grows hotter as Tom clashes with the Philippine government, the Chinese Communists, the Japanese Yakuza, and, most surprisingly, United States Army officials and the CIA. Every time he nears a breakthrough, he's sent to Hong Kong or Red China, where the mysterious and deadly Dr. Wang thwarts and threatens him. Tom seeks help from a former Filipino first lady, which provides his first critical breakthrough.
