The monuments men
Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history
by Robert M. Edsel
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At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe. The Fuehrer had begun cataloguing the art he planned to collect as well as the art he would destroy: "degenerate" works he despised. In a race against time, behind enemy lines, often unarmed, a special force of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others, called the Monuments Men, risked their lives scouring Europe to prevent the destruction of thousands of years of culture. Focusing on the eleven-month period between D-Day and V-E Day, this fascinating account follows six Monuments Men and their impossible mission to save the world's great art from the Nazis.
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Allied Forces, Art treasures in war, Art and the war, Confiscations and contributions, Protection, Cultural property, World War, 1939-1945, Art thefts, Destruction and pillage, Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section, History, World war, 1939-1945, confiscations and contributions, World war, 1939-1945, germany, World war, 1939-1945, art and the war, World war, 1939-1945, destruction and pillage, Cultural property, protection, World war, 1939-1945, europe, Large type books, nyt:paperback-nonfiction=2013-11-24, New York Times bestseller, Confiscations, Alliierte, Kulturgut, Rettung, Weltkrieg, Europe, Germany, Art, Theft, Seizure, Cultural heritage, World War II, Warfare and DefenceTimes
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Monuments Men: allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history
2014, W F Howes
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The monuments men: Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history
2014
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The monuments men: Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history
2013
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The monuments men: Allied heros, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history
2013, Little, Brown and Company
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Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
2010, Penguin Random House
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Monuments Men: Nazi thieves, allied heroes and the biggest treasure hunt in history
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"In a race against time, a group of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others--called the Monuments Men--risked their lives scouring Europe to prevent the destruction of thousands of years of culture. Focusing on the period between D-Day and V-E Day, this acclaimed book follows six Monument Men on their impossible mission to save the world's great art from the Nazis."--
This account presents the story of a special force of American and British curators, art historians, and other experts who risked their lives to prevent the destruction of cultural artifacts and structures during World War II.
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