The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History

The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
Robert M. Edsel (Author), Bret Witter (Contributor)
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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 Momuments 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.

• Rank: #10809 in eBooks
• Published on: 2009-08-14
• Released on: 2009-09-03
• Format: Kindle eBook
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Military-World War II Europe

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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 Momuments 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 VE Day, this fascinating account follows six Monuments Men and their impossible mission to save the world's great art from the Nazis.File Size: 1985 KBPrint Length: 496 pages Publisher: Center Street (September 3, 2009) Sold by: Hachette Book GroupLanguage: EnglishASIN: B002LHRLNE"

Description #3 by eBay:

format hardback title the monuments men allied heroes nazi thieves and the greatest treasure hunt in history author edsel robert m witter bret contributor publisher center st publication date sep 03 2009 pages 496 binding hardcover edition 1 st edition dimensions 6 00 wx 9 00 hx 1 25 d isbn 1599951495 subject history military world war ii description the previously untold story of a little known wwii allied division whose mission was to track down european art and treasures that had been loote