A fascinating expose proving that Nazi Germany won the race for the atom bomb in late 1944. Were the Nazis secretly researching the occult, alternative physics and new energy sources’ This scientific-historical journey tracks down the proof and answers these fascinating questions: * What were the Nazis developing in Czechoslovakia’ * Why did the US Army test the atom bomb on Hiroshima’ * Why did the Luftwaffe fly a non-stop round-trip mission within twenty miles of New York City in 1944’
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Joseph P. Farrell is an internationally-known author and researcher in Tesla studies and esoteric technology. His books have been translated into several languages.
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Joseph P. Farrell was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 1957, has a B.A. in Biblical Studies and Philosophy, an M.A. in Historical and Theological Studies, and a Ph.D. in Patristics (NOT physics as one of his publishers keeps insisting on saying in spite of his best efforts to get them to change that!). After a lifelong interest in alternative history, science, and a fascination for ancient texts, Joseph started writing in 2001 on these subjects. He also studied pipe organ from the age of six until beginning college, and composes classical music for friends and family. He also plays the harpsichord.
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
By Ryan Jones
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
As a World War II buff since I was in grade school (I'm in my forties now), it's very hard to hit a WWII topic in a way I haven't seen before. Farrell has succeeded in spades with Reich of the Black Sun. Using recently declassified documents from multiple countries, he makes a nearly ironclad case that the Nazis did NOT lose the race to the atom bomb, they merely won it so late that it made more sense to use the bomb as a bargaining chip for the postwar freedom of several top Nazis, Martin Bormann chief among them.
I passed a copy of this book to a retired intelligence professional and he said it lined up with many facts that he had learned "behind the curtain." He also said that Farrell's scholarship and thoroughness would have made a welcome addition to any country's intelligence staff. I only withhold five stars because of the plethora of easily correctable typos that should have been fixed in a book that's been out for five years.
Reich of the Black Sun easily earns its place on the bookshelf of any WWII buff.
I passed a copy of this book to a retired intelligence professional and he said it lined up with many facts that he had learned "behind the curtain." He also said that Farrell's scholarship and thoroughness would have made a welcome addition to any country's intelligence staff. I only withhold five stars because of the plethora of easily correctable typos that should have been fixed in a book that's been out for five years.
Reich of the Black Sun easily earns its place on the bookshelf of any WWII buff.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By Lara Boyde
Format:Paperback
Farrell asserts that the great secret of WWII, which the victorious Allies and Russia have concealed, is that Nazi Germany had the atom bomb. The author presents his theory as to why it wasn't used - although it was tested in late 1944, according to a documented eyewitness report: it was being developed as a detonator for something FAR more destructive.
He also indicates what this might be, pointing out that 60 scientists working on the latter project were murdered by the Nazis just before the end of the war, it was that important to them to ensure there were no leaks. Farrell alleges that, in their most highly classified wartime secret weapons project, the Nazis were working on esoteric weapons using non-linear physics. This aspect is dealt with in much more detail in the author's sequel "The SS Brotherhood of the Bell", written after he got further declassified documents.
Farrell goes further, explaining why he believes the (allegedly untested) atom bombs dropped on Japan in 1945 by the U.S. were actually German, and offering documentary evidence that the US was so far behind that they did not have enough nuclear material then to put together even one bomb. (Why drop untested atom bombs when the U.S. had by then tested a plutonium bomb? Unless they had been tested...)
It is now well known that Operation Paperclip was the code name for the post-war relocation of many Nazi scientists to the U.S. and at the same time Project Lusty transferred 110,000 TONS of scientific papers to the U.S. In his next book Farrell points out the U.S. was so quickly able to identify and transfer thousands of scientists and specialists that it is clear they were guided by an insider, whom he speculates may have been Bormann, probably the most powerful Nazi of all.
Borman may also have been instrumental in the Nazi transfer of enormous wealth, materials and research out of Germany at the end of the war, although many attempts have been made to kill recurring rumors about this. Just two of the many facts: two thousand tons of unrefined uranium disappeared from Germany at the end of the war; Kammler (the Nazi SS general in charge of a range of ultra-secret research projects and facilities) simply disappeared at the end of the war together with his most highly classified research project "The Bell" (leaving behind no less than 4 different stories of his death, none with eyewitnesses).
Much of the information has been extracted from declassified wartime papers available after the Berlin wall came down. Although nothing is conclusively proven (how could it be?!) the book provides both data and logical reasons for many oddities, for instance why, at the start, Hitler attacked Czechoslovakia and annexed the Sudetenland (naturally rich in radioactive materials) and, near the end of the war, for his apparently insane insistence on keeping Nazi forces in Prague and lower Silesia even though Germany was crumbling on other fronts (secret nuclear factories were located there).
This book appears well-researched and well developed; it makes sense of, and ties together, a variety of political and operational discrepancies during, and immediately after, WWII. Farrell certainly demonstrates that WWII history began to be massively re-written even before the end of that war and has been manipulated to an extraordinary degree since then.
Even with the many typos, this is better written and more balanced than so many conspiracy books. It isn't necessary to agree with all of this book, but only a rigid mind - or someone intent on disinformation - could completely dismiss the astounding story that has been pieced together here out of seemingly unconnected disparities and peculiarities.
[Later note: what I think of as Farrell's 2011 trilogy: "Cosmic War", "Genes, Giants, Monsters and Men" and "The Grid of the Gods" form a continuation of his earlier works, taking us all further towards an understanding of the "master plan of a hidden e-lite".]
He also indicates what this might be, pointing out that 60 scientists working on the latter project were murdered by the Nazis just before the end of the war, it was that important to them to ensure there were no leaks. Farrell alleges that, in their most highly classified wartime secret weapons project, the Nazis were working on esoteric weapons using non-linear physics. This aspect is dealt with in much more detail in the author's sequel "The SS Brotherhood of the Bell", written after he got further declassified documents.
Farrell goes further, explaining why he believes the (allegedly untested) atom bombs dropped on Japan in 1945 by the U.S. were actually German, and offering documentary evidence that the US was so far behind that they did not have enough nuclear material then to put together even one bomb. (Why drop untested atom bombs when the U.S. had by then tested a plutonium bomb? Unless they had been tested...)
It is now well known that Operation Paperclip was the code name for the post-war relocation of many Nazi scientists to the U.S. and at the same time Project Lusty transferred 110,000 TONS of scientific papers to the U.S. In his next book Farrell points out the U.S. was so quickly able to identify and transfer thousands of scientists and specialists that it is clear they were guided by an insider, whom he speculates may have been Bormann, probably the most powerful Nazi of all.
Borman may also have been instrumental in the Nazi transfer of enormous wealth, materials and research out of Germany at the end of the war, although many attempts have been made to kill recurring rumors about this. Just two of the many facts: two thousand tons of unrefined uranium disappeared from Germany at the end of the war; Kammler (the Nazi SS general in charge of a range of ultra-secret research projects and facilities) simply disappeared at the end of the war together with his most highly classified research project "The Bell" (leaving behind no less than 4 different stories of his death, none with eyewitnesses).
Much of the information has been extracted from declassified wartime papers available after the Berlin wall came down. Although nothing is conclusively proven (how could it be?!) the book provides both data and logical reasons for many oddities, for instance why, at the start, Hitler attacked Czechoslovakia and annexed the Sudetenland (naturally rich in radioactive materials) and, near the end of the war, for his apparently insane insistence on keeping Nazi forces in Prague and lower Silesia even though Germany was crumbling on other fronts (secret nuclear factories were located there).
This book appears well-researched and well developed; it makes sense of, and ties together, a variety of political and operational discrepancies during, and immediately after, WWII. Farrell certainly demonstrates that WWII history began to be massively re-written even before the end of that war and has been manipulated to an extraordinary degree since then.
Even with the many typos, this is better written and more balanced than so many conspiracy books. It isn't necessary to agree with all of this book, but only a rigid mind - or someone intent on disinformation - could completely dismiss the astounding story that has been pieced together here out of seemingly unconnected disparities and peculiarities.
[Later note: what I think of as Farrell's 2011 trilogy: "Cosmic War", "Genes, Giants, Monsters and Men" and "The Grid of the Gods" form a continuation of his earlier works, taking us all further towards an understanding of the "master plan of a hidden e-lite".]
29 of 34 people found the following review helpful
By doppelganger
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Dr. Farrell (of OXFORD) is I believe honest in his research.
That said, the shear volume of data here cannot all be dead on. It's not possible (but he genuinely tries).
There's a reviewer, some pony-tailed idiot named "John Velonis" who clearly did NOT read the book and then wrote a review about it.
Of all the data in this book, one could not possibly claim to have read and understood any of it, and then harp on one insane detail like Hans Kammler's death. I don't blame Farrell one bit. It's suspect, and I don't think Velonis quoted it correctly. It literally sounds to me like he opened it to a few pages and picked something ridiculous (he is probably a Grade-School teacher who wanted to use the wpord: "INTRIGUING" in a complete sentence).
Decide for yourself. This book is FILLED with historically important and fascinating data that is for the most part I believe, accurate, and obviously genuine in it's research. Go for it, make up your own mind.
That said, the shear volume of data here cannot all be dead on. It's not possible (but he genuinely tries).
There's a reviewer, some pony-tailed idiot named "John Velonis" who clearly did NOT read the book and then wrote a review about it.
Of all the data in this book, one could not possibly claim to have read and understood any of it, and then harp on one insane detail like Hans Kammler's death. I don't blame Farrell one bit. It's suspect, and I don't think Velonis quoted it correctly. It literally sounds to me like he opened it to a few pages and picked something ridiculous (he is probably a Grade-School teacher who wanted to use the wpord: "INTRIGUING" in a complete sentence).
Decide for yourself. This book is FILLED with historically important and fascinating data that is for the most part I believe, accurate, and obviously genuine in it's research. Go for it, make up your own mind.
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Interesting Subject
Many of the theories explored in this book have a basis in historical fact.
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Published 1 month ago by Jeff Marzano
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Farrell in another tour de force
I loved it! great book! Joseph Farrell is fabulous author. Well researched and clearly written.I have enjoyed reading many of Farrel's books.
Published 2 months ago by Roberto L Mazzarella
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Great
Purchased as a gift for my brother who said he enjoyed it, glad to hear positive reviews from him regarding book.
Published 4 months ago by David Glendening
2.0 out of 5 stars
not exactly fact
Book has a lot of speculation, and edzageration. Overstatement of many things which are very remote possibilities, and which put the nazis in an all powerful light. Read more
Published 6 months ago by M. Ortiz
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Stuff for Nazi Hunters
Did the Nazis have an atom bomb? This isn't the only book to make the case for that. That's not the only thing this book covers, though. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Doug Brunell
5.0 out of 5 stars
The King of High Speculation
For anyone with a long time background in alternative history, Fortean phenomena, etc. this book is a blockbuster. But please Farrell get a proofreader. I'll do it for free . Read more
Published 22 months ago by Judith Diliberto
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Book, Difficult to read
This book will keep anyone interested in conspiracies, secret weapons, UFO's, and Nazi's captivated. Lot's of information but terribly written. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Jennifer D. Nichols
3.0 out of 5 stars
REVIEW of Book: Reich of the Black Sun
This is a companion book to the "Brotherhood of the Bell" also by Farrell. Book is about the NAZI secret weapons
that would have won the war for Hitler had they been put to... Read more
that would have won the war for Hitler had they been put to... Read more
Published on May 21, 2011 by Bob73
2.0 out of 5 stars
Very speculative. Really a novel.
A library would probably file this in fiction. The first part of the book, arguing the Nazis exploded an atomic bomb on the Eastern Front and others inside the Reich, is... Read more
Published on August 7, 2010 by Dan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Highly Interesting
A most interesting inquiry into the world of secret technology, the birth of the atomb bomb, and UFO's, and their likely Nazi origin.
The book is divided in three parts. Read more
The book is divided in three parts. Read more
Published on June 30, 2010 by Nick
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