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03337aam a2200493Ii 4500 001 1EB9EDFEE8A411E8AA0E1B3A97128E48 003 SILO 005 20181115010018 008 180426t20182014enkab b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1785784161 020 $a 9781785784163 020 $a 9781785784453 020 $a 1785784455 035 $a (OCoLC)1032279877 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d SINLB $d OCLCF $d BDX $d NZWPM $d NLE $d NZHWP $d AVA $d NTE $d TH8 $d DYJ $d EZN $d TH8 $d IOU $d SILO 050 4 $a N9165.F8 $b C43 2018 082 04 $a 940.53 $2 23 100 1 $a Chanel, Gerri, $e author. 245 10 $a Saving Mona Lisa : $b the battle to protect the Louvre and its treasures from the Nazis / $c Gerri Chanel. 246 30 $a Battle to protect the Louvre and its treasures from the Nazis 264 1 $a London : $b Icon Books Ltd, $c 2018. 300 $a xix, 377 pages : $b illustrations, map ; $c 24 cm 500 $a Includes index. 500 $a Originally published: New York: Heliopa Press, 2014. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-370). 505 0 $a Part I: From war to war - Fall 1187 to Summer 1938 -- Protecting Paris, protecting art -- World War I -- Drums of another war -- Part II: Into exile - Fall 1938 to Spring 1940 -- Final Preparations -- How to move a masterpiece -- Chambord -- Cheverny -- Courtalain -- Valencay -- Part III: Exodus, art And occupiers - Spring 1940 to Fall 1942 -- Exodus -- Debacle -- Occupiers with an eye for art -- Loc-Dieu Abbey -- Valencay at war -- Paris -- Montauban, 1941 -- Chateau de Sourches -- Montauban, 1942 -- Part IV: New borders, New battles - November 1942 to December 1943 -- Insincere intentions -- Chateau de Montal -- A Chateau Life -- Resistance -- Thieves and spies -- From heaven and earth -- Friends and enemies -- Part V: Dange, hope and freedom - January 1944 to August 1944 -- Cat and mouse -- Rough road toward freedom -- Insurrection -- Retreat and retribution -- Liberation -- Part VI: Homecoming - August 1944 to October 1947 -- Last echoes of war -- Coming home. 520 $a In 1939, curators at the Louvre nestled the world's most famous painting into a special red velvet-lined case and spirited her away to the Loire Valley. As the Germans neared Paris in 1940, the French raced to move the masterpieces again and again during the war. Throughout the German occupation, the Louvre's staff fought to keep the priceless treasures out of enemy hands, often risking their lives to protect the country's artistic heritage. This is their tale. 610 20 $a MuseÌe du Louvre $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Art treasures in war $z France $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $v Art and the war. 650 0 $a Cultural property $x History $z France $x History $y 20th century. 651 0 $a France $x History $y German occupation, 1940-1945. 941 $a 9 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240710042929.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722060735.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20200529015059.0 952 $l XAPE737 $d 20190620011210.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190202012343.0 952 $l YTPG232 $d 20190124012258.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20190124010254.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20181117010442.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20181116011200.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1EB9EDFEE8A411E8AA0E1B3A97128E48 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search