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Edsel, Robert M.
The monuments men
[TP] :
allied heroes, Nazi thieves and the greatest treasure hunt in history /
Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter.
1st trade ed.
New York :
Center Street / Hachette Book Group,
2010.
xvi, 473 p. :
ill., map ;
20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The mission -- Northern Europe -- Germany -- The void -- The aftermath.
"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.
20151229.
Allied Forces
Supreme Headquarters
Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section
History.
Art thefts
Germany
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.
Art treasures in war
Europe
History
20th century.
Cultural property
Protection
Europe
History
20th century.
Witter, Bret.