Much has been written about World War II, and yet there are some stories that haven’t been told when it comes to the Nazi war strategy: Adolf Hitler’s war machine would have collapsed if Germany hadn’t financed it with some of the biggest gold heists in history. According to George M. Taber, author of Chasing Gold: The Incredible Story of How the Nazis Stole Europe’s Bullion , what Hitler looted from several countries would be worth $19 billion today. Taber, a former business editor of Time magazine and founder of the weekly newspaper NJBIZ, recently talked with Knowledge at Wharton about Hitler’s epic theft of sovereign and private gold to finance his imperialistic ambitions. An edited transcript of the interview appears below. Knowledge at Wharton: You wrote four books about wine. Now, you’ve written a book about how the Nazis stole Europe’s gold. How did that come about? George M. Taber: It is a topic that has been a hobby of mine for more years than I would like to admit.…