Bibliograph

The monuments men, Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history, Robert M. Edsel, with Bret Witter

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The monuments men, Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history, Robert M. Edsel, with Bret Witter

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-454) and index

Illustrations

platesillustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The monuments men

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Robert M. Edsel, with Bret Witter

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, Grades 9-12, 9, 25, SD, Quiz 161909, English non-fiction.

Sub title

Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history

Summary

"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 Momuments 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." -- Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

pt. I: 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 -- pt. II: 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 -- pt. III: 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 -- pt. IV: 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 -- pt. V: The aftermath -- Understanding Altaussee -- Evacuation -- The journey home -- Heroes of civilization

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