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The monuments men

Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history

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An edition of The monuments men (2009)

The monuments men

Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest 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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Subjects

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 Defence

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Europe, Germany

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20th century

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The monuments men: Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history
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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
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
in English
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Monuments Men: Nazi thieves, allied heroes and the biggest treasure hunt in history
2009, Preface
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Table of Contents

pt. I. The 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
pt. II. 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
pt. III. 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
pt. IV. 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
pt. V. The aftermath : Understanding Altaussee ; Evacuation ; The journey home ; Heroes of civilization ; What is your connection to the story?

Edition Notes

Originally published: London : Preface Publishing, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [447]-454) and index.

Accelerated Reader UG 9.0 25 25 161909

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Monument men

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
940.53/1
Library of Congress
D810.A7 E23 2013

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvi, 473 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
473

Edition Identifiers

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OL27152147M
Internet Archive
monumentsmen00edse
ISBN 10
0316240052
ISBN 13
9780316240055
OCLC/WorldCat
834439212

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL19971954W

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