The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
Language: English
20th Century Allied Forces - History Art Art Treasures in War - Europe - History - 20th Century Art and the War Art thefts Art thefts - Germany - History - 20th century Art treasures in war Confiscations and contributions Conservation & Preservation Cultural Policy Cultural Property Cultural property - Protection - Europe - History - 20th century Europe General Germany History Law Military Political Science Public Policy World War II World War; 1939-1945 World War; 1939-1945 - Confiscations and contributions - Germany World War; 1939-1945 - Destruction and Pillage - Europe
Publisher: Center Street
Published: Sep 2, 2009
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PRODUCT 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 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.