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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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"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
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Publication
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
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The monuments men : Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history
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The monuments men
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Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history
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Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter
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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
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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
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Witter, Bret
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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
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The monuments men : Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history, Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [447]-454) and index
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rdacarrier
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text
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txt
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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
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illustrations)
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1036764685
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The monuments men : Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history, Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter
Link
Publication
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

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