The monuments men : Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history / Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 1599951495
- ISBN: 9781599951492
- Physical Description: xvi, 473 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Center Street, 2009.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-454) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 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 -- 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?
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 9 25 161909.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section > History.
Art thefts > Germany > History > 20th century.
Art treasures in war > Europe > History > 20th century.
Cultural property > Protection > Europe > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Art and the war.
World War, 1939-1945 > Confiscations and contributions > Germany.
World War, 1939-1945 > Destruction and pillage > Europe. - Genre:
- Art.
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- 23 of 24 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 24 total copies.
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