Ebook: The Monuments Men: Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history
Author: Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments Fine Arts and Archives Section, Edsel Robert M, Witter Bret
- Tags: Art thefts--Germany--History--20th century, Art treasures in war--Europe--History--20th century, Cultural property--Protection--Europe--History--20th century, HISTORY--Europe--Western, Kunstraub, Military, Nonfiction, Weltkrieg, World War 1939-1945, World War 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Germany, World War 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--Europe, World War II, Destruction and pillage, Art thefts, Art treasures in war, Confiscations, Cultural property--Protection, Art, Electronic books, History
- Year: 2009
- Publisher: Center Street
- City: Deutschland;New York;N.Y;Germany;Europe
- Language: English
- epub
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?;"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.
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