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The monuments men : Allied heros, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history
Edition
First Back Bay media tie-in edition.
Publication Information
New York : Back Bay Books/Little, Brown and Company, 2013.
Physical Description
xvi, 473 pages : maps ; 21 cm
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.
Notes
Originally published: New York : Center Street, 2009.
Subjects
- Art thefts > Germany > History > 20th century.
- Art treasures in war > 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.
- Cultural property > Protection > Europe > History > 20th century.
- Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section > History.
- Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section > Officials and employees.