The monuments men : Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history / Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter.
2009
940.531 E24m 2009
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Title
The monuments men : Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history / Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter.
Author
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9781599951492
1599951495
1599951495
Imprint
New York : Center Street, 2009.
Language
English
Description
xvi, 473 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Call Number
940.531 E24m 2009
System Control No.
(OCoLC)317118312
(OCoLC)317118312
(OCoLC)317118312
Summary
"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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-454) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
I. 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
II. 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
III. 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
IV. 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
V. The Aftermath
Understanding Altaussee
Evacuation
The journey home
Heroes of civilization.
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
II. 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
III. 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
IV. 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
V. The Aftermath
Understanding Altaussee
Evacuation
The journey home
Heroes of civilization.
Added Author
Available in Other Form
Online version: Edsel, Robert M. Monuments men. 1st ed. New York : Center Street, 2009
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