The monuments men : Allied heros, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history
Record details
- ISBN: 0316240052 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780316240055 (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
xvi, 473 pages : maps ; 21 cm
print - Edition: First Back Bay media tie-in edition.
- Publisher: New York : Back Bay Books/Little, Brown and Company, 2013.
- Copyright: ©2009
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published: New York : Center Street, c2009. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [447]-454) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- The Aftermath: Understanding Altaussee ; Evacuation ; The journey home ; Heroes of civilization ; What is your connection to the story? |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader UG 9.0 25 25 161909 |
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