The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the

The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History

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 Monuments 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.

Country	USA
Author	Robert M. Edsel
Binding	Mass Market Paperback
EAN	9780316240079
Edition	Mti Rep
Feature	how the Monuments Men risked their lives scouring Europe to prevent the destruction of thousands of years of culture during and after WWII
ISBN	0316240079
Label	Little, Brown and Company
Manufacturer	Little, Brown and Company
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	640
PublicationDate	2013-10-22
Publisher	Little, Brown and Company
ReleaseDate	2013-10-22
Studio	Little, Brown and Company

The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History