Hitler's holy relics : a true story of Nazi plunder and the race to recover the crown jewels of the Holy Roman Empire / Sidney D. Kirkpatrick.

On t.p., "o" in "holy" appears as swastika symbol.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Tells the riveting true story of how an American college professor turned Army sleuth recovered cherished symbols of Hitler's Thousand-Year Reich before they could become a rallying point in the creation of a Fourth and equally unholy Reich.

Blacksmith's alley -- Monuments men -- Camp Ritchie boys -- Invasion of Nürnburg -- Thor's hammer -- Pandora's box -- Spear of destiny -- Himmler's scholars -- The Aryan Jesus -- Hitler's fairy-tale kingdom -- Teutonic knights -- The enemy at the gates -- Chain of command -- Himmler's courier -- Keys to the vault -- Hitler's holy reich -- Externsteine -- Black Camelot -- The White House -- Nazi plunder -- Camp king -- The crown jewels -- The Faustian bargain -- The Fourth Reich -- Epilogue.