| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xvi, 473 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [431]-454) and index. |
| Contents |
I. 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 -- II. Northern Europe. Winning respect -- A meeting in the field -- Michelangelo'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 -- III. 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 -- IV. 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 -- V. The Aftermath. Understanding Altaussee -- Evacuation -- The journey home -- Heroes of civilization. |
| 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. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 9.0 25.0 161909. |
| Subject |
Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section -- History.
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Art thefts -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- Germany.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Destruction and pillage -- Europe.
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Art treasures in war -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
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Cultural property -- Protection -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
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| Added Author |
Witter, Bret.
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| ISBN |
9781599951492 |
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1599951495 |
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