In the days leading up to World War II, there were definitely politicians around the globe that had an inkling that Hitler was planning to invade most of Europe. But the people who had the best idea? The economists. The Wealth of Shadows details a group of real life economists, tax attorneys, and U.S. Treasury Department leaders who created a secret organization to try to stymie the Nazi war machine without officially breaking the U.S. neutrality agreements. The creativity of these plans, the hard work on creating legal loopholes, and the forward-thinking planning is incredible, and I'm glad Moore was able to shed some light on this previously unknown element of World War II. Who knew that economics could form such a captivating basis for historical fiction??
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