The Resource The monuments men : Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history, Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter
The monuments men : Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history, Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter
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- Summary
- "The previously untold story of a little-known WWII Allied division whose mission was to track down European art and treasures that had been looted by the Nazis at Hitler's command"--Provided by the publisher
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 473 pages, [16] pages of plates
- Contents
-
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- V. The aftermath. Understanding Altaussee ; Evacuation ; The journey home ; Heroes of civilization
- Link
-
- http://tocs.kubikat.org/rco/bf00/007/bf00007348m-toc.pdf
- https://archive.org/details/monumentsmen00robe
- http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=018007350&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
- http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=018007350&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
- https://openlibrary.org/books/OL26404595M
- Label
- The monuments men : Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history
- Title
- The monuments men
- Title remainder
- Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history
- Statement of responsibility
- Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter
- Subject
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- Germany
- Art thefts
- Weltkrieg (1939-1945)
- Kunstraub
- World War (1939-1945)
- History
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war
- Europe
- Deutschland
- Art treasures in war
- Confiscations
- Weltkrieg (1939-1945)
- Deutschland
- Allied Forces, Supreme Headquarters | Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section -- History
- 1900 - 1999
- Destruction and pillage
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- Germany
- Cultural property -- Protection -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- Art treasures in war -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- Kunstraub
- Allied Forces, Supreme Headquarters | Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section
- Cultural property -- Protection
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Destruction and pillage -- Europe
- Art thefts -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Art
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The previously untold story of a little-known WWII Allied division whose mission was to track down European art and treasures that had been looted by the Nazis at Hitler's command"--Provided by the publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Edsel, Robert M
- Dewey number
- 940.53/1
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D810.A7
- LC item number
- E23 2009
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Witter, Bret
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Allied Forces
- Art thefts
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Art treasures in war
- Cultural property
- Weltkrieg (1939-1945)
- Kunstraub
- Deutschland
- Kunstraub
- Weltkrieg (1939-1945)
- Deutschland
- Allied Forces
- World War (1939-1945)
- Art thefts
- Art treasures in war
- Confiscations
- Cultural property
- Destruction and pillage
- Europe
- Germany
- Label
- The monuments men : Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history, Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter
- Link
-
- http://tocs.kubikat.org/rco/bf00/007/bf00007348m-toc.pdf
- https://archive.org/details/monumentsmen00robe
- http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=018007350&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
- http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=018007350&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
- https://openlibrary.org/books/OL26404595M
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [447]-454) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- V. The aftermath. Understanding Altaussee ; Evacuation ; The journey home ; Heroes of civilization
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 473 pages, [16] pages of plates
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1036764685
- Label
- The monuments men : Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history, Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter
- Link
-
- http://tocs.kubikat.org/rco/bf00/007/bf00007348m-toc.pdf
- https://archive.org/details/monumentsmen00robe
- http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=018007350&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
- http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=018007350&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
- https://openlibrary.org/books/OL26404595M
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [447]-454) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- V. The aftermath. Understanding Altaussee ; Evacuation ; The journey home ; Heroes of civilization
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 473 pages, [16] pages of plates
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1036764685
Subject
- 1900 - 1999
- Allied Forces, Supreme Headquarters | Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section
- Allied Forces, Supreme Headquarters | Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section -- History
- Art
- Art thefts
- Art thefts -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Art treasures in war
- Art treasures in war -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- Confiscations
- Cultural property -- Protection
- Cultural property -- Protection -- Europe -- History -- 20th century
- Destruction and pillage
- Deutschland
- Deutschland
- Europe
- Germany
- History
- Kunstraub
- Kunstraub
- Weltkrieg (1939-1945)
- Weltkrieg (1939-1945)
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- Germany
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Destruction and pillage -- Europe
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