TY  - BOOK
AU  - Edsel,Robert M.
AU  - Witter,Bret
TI  - The monuments men: Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history 
SN  - 1599951495
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York, N.Y.
PB  - Center Street
KW  - Allied Forces
KW  - Supreme Headquarters
KW  - Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section
KW  - History
KW  - Art thefts
KW  - Germany
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Art treasures in war
KW  - Europe
KW  - Cultural property
KW  - Protection
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - Art and the war
KW  - Confiscations and contributions
KW  - Destruction and pillage
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [447]-454) and index; 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- The aftermath. Understanding Altaussee ; Evacuation ; The journey home ; Heroes of civilization ; What is your connection to the story?
N2  - "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
ER  -