512 pages
English language
Published Nov. 21, 2010 by Penguin Random House.
Monuments Men
Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
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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.
"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.
Subjects
- Art thefts
- 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
- Art treasures in war
- Cultural property, protection
- World war, 1939-1945, europe