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Edsel, Robert M.
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Keller, Deane, 1901-1992.
Hartt, Frederick.
Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section -- History.
Art treasures in war -- Italy -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war.
Art thefts -- Italy -- History -- 20th century.
Cultural property -- Protection -- Italy -- History -- 20th century.
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Edsel, Robert M.
Keller, Deane, 1901-1992.
Hartt, Frederick.
Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section -- History.
Art treasures in war -- Italy -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war.
Art thefts -- Italy -- History -- 20th century.
Cultural property -- Protection -- Italy -- History -- 20th century.
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Saving
Italy
: the
race
to
rescue
a
nation
's
treasures
from the
Nazis
/ Robert M. Edsel.
by
Edsel, Robert M.
W. W. Norton & Company, c2013.
Call #:
940.5345 E24s
Subjects
Keller, Deane, 1901-1992.
Hartt, Frederick.
Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section -- History.
Art
treasures
in war --
Italy
-- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war.
Art thefts --
Italy
-- History -- 20th century.
Cultural property -- Protection --
Italy
-- History -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9780393082418 (hc.)
0393082415 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xxii, 454 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 425-440) and index.
Contents:
Section I. Inception. Changing of the guard -- A new type of soldier -- "Bombs and words" -- The experiment begins -- Growing pains -- A new order -- A troubled bunch -- Gifts -- Section II. Struggle. The first test -- Close call -- Refuge -- Life on the road -- Treasure hunt -- Surprises -- Guardian angels -- "Little saints, help us" -- "The most beautiful cemetery in the word' -- Whereabouts unknown -- Resurrection -- Christmas wishes -- Section III. Victory. Trouble in the ranks -- Switching sides -- Operation sunrise -- Complications -- Surrender -- The
race
-- The big move -- Section IV. Aftermath. Perspective -- The heroes and their legacy -- Acknowledgements -- Have you seen these works of art? -- Monuments men and women serving in the Mediterranean theater.
Summary:
When Hitler'
s
armies occupied
Italy
in 1943, they also seized control of mankind'
s
greatest cultural
treasures
. As they had done throughout Europe, the
Nazis
could now plunder the masterpieces of the Renaissance, the
treasures
of the Vatican, and the antiquities of the Roman Empire. In May 1944 two unlikely American heroes--artist Deane Keller and scholar Fred Hartt--embarked from Naples on the tresure hunt of a lifetime, tracking billions of dollars of missing art, including works by Michelangelo, Donatello, Titian, Caravaggio, and Botticelli.
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