Monuments Men
allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history
by Robert M. Edsel
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From 1943 to 1951, 350 or so men and women from 13 Allied nations served in the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives section of the Allied armed forces. This was the most ambitious effort in history to preserve the worlds cultural heritage in times of war. They were known simply as 'Monuments Men'. This is their story.
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Allied Forces, Art treasures in war, Art and the war, Confiscations and contributions, Protection, Cultural property, World War, 1939-1945, Art thefts, Destruction and pillage, Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section, History, World war, 1939-1945, confiscations and contributions, World war, 1939-1945, germany, World war, 1939-1945, art and the war, World war, 1939-1945, destruction and pillage, Cultural property, protection, World war, 1939-1945, europe, Large type books, nyt:paperback-nonfiction=2013-11-24, New York Times bestseller, Confiscations, Alliierte, Kulturgut, Rettung, Weltkrieg, Europe, Germany, Art, Theft, Seizure, Cultural heritage, World War II, Warfare and DefenceTimes
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Standard print edition originally published: London : Preface, 2009.
Includes bibliographical references.
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"In a race against time, a group 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 period between D-Day and V-E Day, this acclaimed book follows six Monument Men on their impossible mission to save the world's great art from the Nazis."--
This account presents the story of a special force of American and British curators, art historians, and other experts who risked their lives to prevent the destruction of cultural artifacts and structures during World War II.
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