The monuments men, allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history, Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter
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The monuments men, allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history, Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter
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The monuments men
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Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter
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allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history
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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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- World War, 1939-1945 + Confiscations and contributions -- Germany
- Art thefts -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 + Destruction and pillage -- Europe
- Art treasures in war -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- Allied Forces, Supreme Headquarters, Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section -- History
- Cultural property + Protection -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war
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- World War, 1939-1945 + Confiscations and contributions -- Germany
- Art thefts -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 + Destruction and pillage -- Europe
- Art treasures in war -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- Allied Forces, Supreme Headquarters, Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section -- History
- Cultural property + Protection -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war
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