The monuments men

By Robert M. Edsel

Subjects: World war, 1939-1945, destruction and pillage, Art, Protection, Confiscations and contributions, Warfare and Defence, Seizure, World war, 1939-1945, art and the war, Art thefts, World war, 1939-1945, europe, Cultural property, Weltkrieg, Large type books, Cultural heritage, New York Times bestseller, World war, 1939-1945, confiscations and contributions, Allied Forces, World War II, Germany, World war, 1939-1945, germany, World War, 1939-1945, Cultural property, protection, Destruction and pillage, Theft, nyt:paperback-nonfiction=2013-11-24, Kulturgut, Confiscations, Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section, Art and the war, Art treasures in war, Europe, History, Rettung, Alliierte

Description: "In a race against time, a group 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 period between D-Day and V-E Day, this acclaimed book follows six Monument Men on their impossible mission to save the world's great art from the Nazis."-- This account presents the story of a special force of American and British curators, art historians, and other experts who risked their lives to prevent the destruction of cultural artifacts and structures during World War II.