Lords of Finance : 1929, the Great Depression, and the Bankers Who Broke the World

Tells the story of individuals - their ambitions, limitations and human nature - which lie at the heart of global catastrophe. This book features the four bankers who truly broke the world: Norman Montagu of the bank of England, Benjamin Strong of the NY Federal Reserve, Hjalmar Schacht of the Reichsbanlk and Emile Moreau of the Banque de France.