The Monuments Men
Allied Heros, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
New York : LB Little Brown, 2013.
Format: Book
Edition: First Little Brown mass market edition.
Description: xxviiii, 8 unnumbered pages, 598 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
"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 to prevent destruction ... Focusing on the period between D-Day and V-E Day, ... follows six Monuments Men on their impossible mission to save the world's great art fom the Nazis"- Back cover.
Contents:
pt. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. The aftermath : Understanding Altaussee ; Evacuation ; The journey home ; Heroes of civilization ; What is your connection to the story?
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.
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:
9780316240079
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"Because of the vastness of the story, ... exclude[s] activities in Italy; use[s] Northern Europe--mainly France, the Netherlands, Germnay and Austria--as a crucible for tunderstanding the Monuments effort"--Author's note, page xv.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 561-570) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 561-570) and index.