Monuments men : Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history
Title:
Monuments men : Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history
Author:
Edsel, Robert M.
Witter, Bret
ISBN:
9780099567943
Publication Information:
London : Arrow Books, 2010
Physical Description:
xvi, 473 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, port. ; 20 cm
General Note:
"Now a major motion picture"--Page 1 of cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [561]-570) and index.
Abstract:
What if I told you that there was an epic story about World War II that has not been told, involving the most unlikely group of heroes? What if I told you there was a group of men on the front lines who didn't carry machine guns or drive tanks; a new kind of soldier, one charged with saving, not destroying. This book tells their story.
Subject Term:
Subject:
| Art thefts -- Germany -- History -- 20th century |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- Germany |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Destruction and pillage -- Europe |
| Art treasures in war -- Europe -- History -- 20th century |
| Cultural property -- Protection -- Europe -- History -- 20th century |
Summary:
What if I told you that there was an epic story about World War II that has not been told, involving the most unlikely group of heroes? What if I told you there was a group of men on the front lines who didn't carry machine guns or drive tanks; a new kind of soldier, one charged with saving, not destroying. This book tells their story.