The monuments men
Subtitle: Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history
By: Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter
Contributors: Witter, Bret
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Thorndike Press large print basic
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 755
ISBN-13: 9781410471222
Subjects: Allied Forces; Art treasures in war; Art and the war; World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924; Confiscations and contributions; Protection; Cultural property; World War, 1939-1945; Art thefts; Large type books; Destruction and pillage; Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section; Confiscations; History
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 729-744).
Table of contents: title: The mission; title: Northern Europe; title: Germany; title: The void; title: The aftermath.