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008    091013s2009    nyuabf   b    001 0 eng  
010      2009012255
020    9781599951492 : |c$26.99
020    1599951495
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035    151318
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050 00 D810.A7 |bE23 2009
100 1  Edsel, Robert M.
245 14 The monuments men : |bAllied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history / |cRobert M. Edsel ; with Bret Witter.
250    First edition.
264  1 New York, N.Y. : |bCenter Street, |c2009.
300    xvi, 473 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : |billustrations, maps (some color) ; |c24 cm
336    text |btxt |2rdacontent
337    unmediated |bn |2rdamedia
338    volume |bnc |2rdacarrier
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-454) and index.
505 0  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?
520    "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.
591    Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024
610 20 Allied Forces. |bSupreme Headquarters. |bMonuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section |xHistory.
650  0 Art thefts |zGermany |xHistory |y20th century.
650  0 World War, 1939-1945 |xConfiscations and contributions |zGermany.
650  0 World War, 1939-1945 |vArt and the war.
650  0 World War, 1939-1945 |xDestruction and pillage |zEurope.
650  0 Art treasures in war |zEurope |xHistory |y20th century.
650  0 Cultural property |xProtection |zEurope |xHistory |y20th century.
655  7 Art. |2lcgft
700 1  Witter, Bret.
852 0   |bstacks |hD810.A7 |iE23 2009