The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History

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The book that serves as the basis for the acclaimed George Clooney major motion picture, The Monuments Men.

At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe.

The Fuhrer had begun cataloguing the art he planned to collect as well as the art he would destroy: “degenerate” works he despised.

In a race against time, behind enemy lines, often unarmed, a special force of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others, called the Monuments Men, risked their lives scouring Europe to prevent the destruction of thousands of years of culture.

Focusing on the eleven-month period between D-Day and V-E Day, this fascinating account follows six Monuments Men and their impossible mission to save the world’s great art from the Nazis.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Center Street
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 17, 2010
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1599951509
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1599951508
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 1.35 x 8 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #59,589 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #31 in Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions #114 in Art History (Books) #172 in World War II History (Books)
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