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Author:

Edsel, Robert M.

Title:

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

Edition:

First Back Bay media tie-in edition.

Publisher:

Back Bay Books/LittleBrown and Company,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

xvi, 473 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Allied Forces--Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section--Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section--History.
Art thefts--Germany--History--20th century.
Art treasures in war--Europe--History--20th century.
Cultural property--History--Europe--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.

Other Authors:

Witter, Bret, author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-454) and index.

Summary:

Traces the lesser-known effort by an Allied division to find and secure European art that had been looted by the Nazis, outlining how they risked their lives and raced against time with limited supplies and scraps of information.

ISBN:

1599951509 paperback :
9781599951508 paperback :

LCCN:

bl2013046140

Locations:

YXPB162 -- Clarence Public Library (Edna Zybell Memorial Library) (Clarence)

FKPA224 -- Farmersburg Public Library (Farmersburg)

NNPA983 -- Fertile Public Library (Fertile)

DMPC403 -- Montgomery Memorial Library (Jewell)

RSPC135 -- Lake City Public Library (Lake City)

XIPA157 -- Lewis Public Library (Lewis)

FGPD194 -- New Hampton Public Library (New Hampton)

JKPC771 -- Polk City Community Library (Polk City)

CIPB482 -- Victor Public Library (Victor)