Nazis stole a lot of art, among which were the crown jewels of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1945, when the Allies raided the vault that was supposed to contain these items, they found that half of them were missing. A young German-born American soldier, schooled in art history, investigated their theft and vowed to return them to Austria. The crown jewels were more than just precious stones- they included a crown and the spear that was said to pierce the side of Jesus on the cross. They were a symbol of rule and empire, and the author purports that if they fell into the hands of underground Nazis, they could have become a symbol for a "fourth reich." It was sort of like Indiana Jones, but less interesting.
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