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The US edition is now scheduled for publication on the 16th April. The publication date of the UK edition has changed from the 16th May to the 27th June. Foreign rights have recently been sold to the Czech Republic and China. The first review is from Andrew Roberts, best selling author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny “This gripping account of one of the important but lesser-known aspects of the last days of the Second World War is packed with brand new information. Ian Sayer is a fine World War Two historian and the owner of the greatest private archive on the subject in Britain and has a long and enviable track record of discovering great historical scoops. Written with pace and verve, yet always true to the facts, this extraordinary story would make an amazing feature film.” Co-author Jeremy Dronfield has also recently published the Sunday Times and Amazon bestseller The […]

I can now confirm that Hitler’s Last Plot will be published in the US on the 16th April and in the UK on the 16th May. Don’t forget that if you are thinking of buying a copy you just need to go to the ‘Buy Now’ section of the website where you can get a copy from Amazon in the US or the UK simply by clicking the appropriate  ‘Buy Now’ button.

Eighteen months ago I was approached by Swedish journalist, Marcus Wallen, who had developed an interest in Nazi Gold. He had uncovered some interesting correspondence between the Swedish explorer Sven Hedin and one of the protagonists in Nazi Gold. He came to see me and spent several days exploring my Nazi Gold archives. Two weeks ago the results of his research were published by Albert Bonniers Forlag. The book’s title is ‘Naziguldet och de Invigdas Hemlighet’ which translates roughly into ‘The Secrets of Nazi Gold’. Last week I received an inscribed copy and was amazed (and indeed, honoured) when I saw that the book had been dedicated to me. Marcus tells me that he had already appeared on several Swedish TV and radio programs. So the story of Nazi Gold still seems to fascinate people all over the world. Long may it continue!

Further to my recent announcement concerning the upcoming ‘Hitler’s Last Plot’ I understand that all the publisher’s procedures have been completed and the book is now scheduled for UK publication on the 19th May 2019. More details on US publication as soon as I receive them. Here is a copy of the final dust jacket.

It is now, with great pleasure, that I can announce the forthcoming publication of a new book. In 1974 I began my research into what was to become the international bestseller ‘Nazi Gold’. Ten years ago I became intrigued with another World War II story . Sadly, my co-author of 25 years, the late Douglas Botting, was unable to work with me on this new venture and so I began working with another co-author, Jeremy Dronfield, who also has a number of bestselling non-fiction war stories to his credit. Our new book will be published on the 19th April 2019 by Da Capo Press. The title is: Hitler’s Last Plot: The 139 VIP Hostages Selected for Death in the Final Days of World War II

Unfortunately the German language edition has been delayed again but the publishers are now giving a revised publication date of 17th July 2019. A Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year to you all.

On the positive side I am now able to announce the publication of a third Polish edition entitled Złoto nazistów. If you would like to buy a copy please click on the ‘Buy Now’ section and then ‘Polish Edition -Paperback’ where you will find a list of Polish suppliers of the book.

Unfortunately, the translation of Nazi Gold into German has fallen behind schedule. The German publishers are currently indicating a release date of the 1st October 2018 but it is possible that it won’t actually appear until early 2019. I shall keep you updated with any new information I receive.

It is with great regret that I have to announce the passing, on February 6th 2018, of my friend and co-author Douglas Botting. As many of you will know we have jointly co-authored four non-fiction works. Three of these made the UK bestseller lists and one, ‘Nazi Gold’ has been an international bestseller over the past three decades. The Daily Telegraph ran an obituary for Douglas on the 10th February which you can access in the ‘Read more’ link below: On Sunday the 18th February BBC Radio 4 ‘ Last Word’ programme paid a fitting tribute to Douglas by including him with luminaries like Morgan Tsvangirai and Vic Damone who have also recently passed away. You can listen to the podcast in the Broadcast section. RIP Douglas. On Saturday 24th February The Times featured Douglas as their lead obituary. You can also access this in the ‘Read more’ link below.

On the 14th May 2018 the first German language edition of Nazi Gold is scheduled to be available. (If there is any change to the date I will do my best to record the new date on this Blog page). Although there have been several foreign translations of Nazi Gold I have had to wait 34 years from the publication of the first English language edition for a German language version! The book is being translated right now and hopefully will be available on schedule. The German publishers are FinanzBuch Verlag of Munich and the price will be 26.99 euros. This is a hardback edition and subsequently the publishers hope to produce both a paperback  and electronic (Kindle) edition. It can be pre-ordered on Amazon.de now just by clicking ‘Buy now on amazon’ in the Germany -Hardback Edition which can be found in the ‘Buy Now’ section of the Nazi […]

When I first saw this story hit the media I allowed myself a wry smile. It had a familiar ring to it. The search for looted Nazi treasure has been going on for 70 years and a ‘find’ is always newsworthy. The latest discovery of the ‘Polish Gold Train’ apparently entombed in a tunnel complex three miles outside the town of Walbrzych has attracted the interest of the world’s media in just a few days.

The London Conference on Nazi Gold was an international conference held in London in December 1997. Representatives of 41 nations participated in the Conference, including France, the United Kingdom, the United States, the three countries from the World War Two Allies that fought Nazi Germany and the Axis powers that oversaw the post-War disposition of Nazi gold. The Conference addressed the disposition the remaining reserves of recovered Nazi gold held by the Tripartite Commission for the Restitution of Monetary Gold, a.k.a. the Tripartite Gold Commission. Nazi Germany looted approximately US$580 million of gold from the central banks of 15 countries (equivalent to approximately $7.62 billion in today’s funds).