The monuments men : Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history / Robert...
The monuments men : Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history / Robert...
The monuments men : Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history / Robert M. Edsel ; with Bret Witter.
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Publisher
New York, N.Y. : Center Street, 2009.
Date
2009.
Call Numbers
N940.531/32
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Language
English
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Physical content
xvi, 473 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Contents
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...
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Publisher
New York, N.Y. : Center Street, 2009.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2009.
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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"--Provided by the publisher.
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Full title
The monuments men : Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history / Robert M. Edsel ; with Bret Witter.
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [447]-454) and index.
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N940.531/32
Record Identifier
74VvzRKGEb3l
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvzRKGEb3l
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ISBN
1599951495
9781599951492 :
DDC
940.531
MMS ID
991009385099702626
