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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Edsel, Robert M.     Subjects     Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section -- History.     Art thefts -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- Germany.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Destruction and pillage -- Europe.     Art treasures in war -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.     Cultural property -- Protection -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Edsel, Robert M.       by title:      The monuments men : ...       by call number:      940.531 E24m     Search the Web     Edsel, Robert M.     Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section -- History.     Art thefts -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- Germany.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Destruction and pillage -- Europe.     Art treasures in war -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.     Cultural property -- Protection -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.       MARC Display

The monuments men : Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history / Robert M. Edsel ; with Bret Witter. by Edsel, Robert M. Center Street, 2009. Call #: 940.531 E24m Subjects Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section -- History.   Art thefts -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- Germany.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Destruction and pillage -- Europe.   Art treasures in war -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.   Cultural property -- Protection -- Europe -- History -- 20th century. ISBN:  9780316240055 (2013 movie tie-in trade pbk.) 9781599951492 (hc.) Edition:  1st ed. Description:  xvi, 473 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps (some col.) ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [447]-454) and index. Contents:  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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- The aftermath. Understanding Altaussee ; Evacuation ; The journey home ; Heroes of civilization ; What is your connection to the story? 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. Other authors:  Witter, Bret. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Bedford Public Library Adult Nonfiction 940.531 E24m Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Captain William Spry Public Library Adult Nonfiction 940.531 E24m Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 940.531 E24m Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 940.531 E24m Adult books Not Available Add Copy to MyList

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