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092 _a940.531
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100 1 _aEdsel, Robert M.
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245 1 4 _aThe monuments men :
_bAllied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history /
_cRobert M. Edsel ; with Bret Witter.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York, N.Y. :
_bCenter Street,
_c2009.
300 _axvi, 473 p., [16] p. of plates :
_bill., maps (some col.) ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [447]-454) and index.
505 0 _aThe 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?
520 _a"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.
610 2 0 _aAllied Forces.
_bSupreme Headquarters.
_bMonuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section
_xHistory.
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650 0 _aArt thefts
_zGermany
_xHistory
_y20th century.
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650 0 _aArt treasures in war
_zEurope
_xHistory
_y20th century.
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650 0 _aCultural property
_xProtection
_zEurope
_xHistory
_y20th century.
_9139698
650 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_vArt and the war.
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650 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xConfiscations and contributions
_zGermany.
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650 0 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_xDestruction and pillage
_zEurope.
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700 1 _aWitter, Bret.
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