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050 00 $aD810.A7$bE23 2009
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100 1 $aEdsel, Robert M.
245 14 $aThe monuments men :$bAllied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history /$cRobert M. Edsel ; with Bret Witter.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York, N.Y. :$bCenter Street,$c2009.
300 $axvi, 473 p., [16] p. of plates :$bill., maps (some col.) ;$c24 cm.
500 $aMap on lining papers.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [447]-454) and index.
505 0 $aThe mission. Out of Germany ; Hitler's dream ; The call to arms ; A dull and empty world ; Leptis magna ; The first campaign ; Monte Cassino ; Monuments, fine arts, and archives ; The task -- Northern Europe. Winning respect ; A meeting in the field ; Michaelangelo's Madonna ; The cathedral and the masterpiece ; Van Eyck's Mystic Lamb ; James Rorimer visits the Louvre ; Entering Germany ; A field trip ; Tapestry ; Christmas wishes ; The Madonna of La Gleize ; The train ; The Bulge ; Champagne -- Germany. A German Jew in the U.S. Army ; Coming through the battle ; The new monuments man ; George Stout with his maps ; Art on the move ; Two turning points ; Hitler's Nero decree ; First army across the Rhine ; Treasure map ; Frustration ; Inside the mountain ; Lost ; A week to remember -- The void. Salt ; Horror ; The Gauleiter ; The battered mine ; Last birthday ; Plans ; The noose ; Discoveries ; The noose tightens ; The race ; Final days ; The translator ; The sound of music ; End of the road -- The aftermath. Understanding Altaussee ; Evacuation ; The journey home ; Heroes of civilization ; What is your connection to the story?
520 $a"The previously untold story of a little-known WWII Allied division whose mission was to track down European art and treasures that had been looted by the Nazis at Hitler's command"--Provided by the publisher.
610 20 $aAllied Forces.$bSupreme Headquarters.$bMonuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section$xHistory.
650 0 $aArt thefts$zGermany$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xConfiscations and contributions$zGermany.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$vArt and the war.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xDestruction and pillage$zEurope.
650 0 $aArt treasures in war$zEurope$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aCultural property$xProtection$zEurope$xHistory$y20th century.
700 1 $aWitter, Bret.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aEdsel, Robert M.$tMonuments men.$b1st ed.$dNew York : Center Street, 2009$w(OCoLC)805922613
988 $a20090526
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