Book · 1968
The Arms of Krupp
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I'm going to quote now from a passage in the arms of crop. In the Napoleonic era, cast steel had a special cache. It was the nuclear fision of its day. Mysterious, glamorous, seemingly limitless in its possibilities.
What they say about it
- Quotes directly from book“I'm going to quote”6
- Serves as episode source“most important source for this episode”2
The best things said about it
Now our most important source for this episode is the book The Arms of Krupp, which was written in the 1960s by a guy named William Manchester.
Krupp cannon became the new status symbol of nations. Turkey used them to guard the Bosphorus. Romania to protect the 40 bastions of Bucharest.
And I'm going to quote from the arms of Crup here. In 1911, the Reich's workmen insurance code was extended to all labors extended to was to extend to all laborers the rights that Crup had given his men nearly four decades before.
Since he was providing his employees with homes, schools, hospitals, and food, he reasoned that their hours away from work belonged to him, too.
In other words, I'm going to quote from the arms of Crook here. Alpert was installing heavier and heavier machinery, and the grunt of his steam hammers rocked the foundations of his home. Bertha couldn't keep glasses on her sideboard.
Um yeah from the arms of Croo. Quote the arrival of Armstrong completed Europe's deadly triumphirate. Corrupt Schneider and Armstrong over the next 80 years were to be celebrated first as shields of national honor and later after their slaughtering machines were hopelessly out of control as merchants of death.
Why people recommend it
The Arms of Krupp by William Manchester is a sprawling historical work chronicling the rise of the German dynasty that forged the military-industrial complex through generations of weapons manufacturing. Robert Evans utilized the book as a primary source across multiple episodes of Behind the Bastards in February 2021, praising Manchester's rigorous historical narrative and recommending the text to enthusiasts of military history. Evans detailed how Alfred Krupp transformed cast steel from a mysterious, glamorous novelty into the nuclear fission equivalent of its era, producing cannons that became ultimate status symbols for nations worldwide, from Turkey to Romania. The podcast highlighted Manchester's documentation of the ruthless corporate empire, noting how Alfred Krupp exerted extreme control over his workers' lives by providing cradle-to-grave housing, schools, and hospitals while demanding absolute loyalty in return. These corporate welfare systems eventually influenced national social welfare legislation in Germany decades later. Evans also explored the darker domestic realities of the Krupp family estate, where relentless heavy machinery manufacturing literally shook the foundations of the family home. Through extensive quotations from Manchester's work, the podcast illustrated how Krupp, alongside other industrialists like Schneider and Armstrong, came to dominate the global arms trade, eventually creating slaughtering machines that spiraled hopelessly out of control and fueled devastating European conflicts.
Every mention
Robert Evans Now our most important source for this episode is the book The Arms of Crup, which was written in the 1960s… 8
“In the 60s when this book that I was one of the big sources for this was written, they didn't know how many rooms it had.”
“So, from the arms of corrupt, quote, "Rup cannon became the new status symbol of nations. Turkey used them to guard the Bosphorus. Romania to protect the 40 bastions of Bucharest."”
“And I'm going to quote from the arms of Crup here. In 1911, the Reich's workmen insurance code was extended to all labors extended to was to extend to all laborers the rights that Crup had given his men nearly four decades before.”
“I'm going to quote from the arms of crop again here. Since he was providing his employees with homes, schools, hospitals, and food, he reasoned that their hours away from work belonged to him, too.”
“Now our most important source for this episode is the book The Arms of Crup, which was written in the 1960s by a guy named William Manchester, who was a a British man who'd actually fought against corrupt guns as a young English soldier.”
“I'm going to quote now from a passage in the arms of crop. In the Napoleonic era, cast steel had a special cache. It was the nuclear fision of its day. Mysterious, glamorous, seemingly limitless in its possibilities.”
“In other words, I'm going to quote from the arms of Crook here. Alpert was installing heavier and heavier machinery, and the grunt of his steam hammers rocked the foundations of his home. Bertha couldn't keep glasses on her sideboard.”
“Um yeah from the arms of Croo. Quote the arrival of Armstrong completed Europe's deadly triumphirate. Corrupt Schneider and Armstrong over the next 80 years were to be celebrated first as shields of national honor and later after their slaughtering machines were hopelessly out of control as merchants of death.”