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Nazi plunder : great treasure stories of World War II / Kenneth D. Alford.

Publication | Not Digitized | Library Call Number: D810.A7 A44 2001

Overview

Variant Title: Great treasure stories of World War II
Format: Book
Author/Creator: Alford, Kenneth D.
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Da Capo, 2001
Locale: Europe
Edition: First Da Capo Press edition
Contents: Chapter 1: The Allied Capture of Nazi Gold
Chapter 2: The Plundering of Munich
Chapter 3: Hermann Goring's Art Treasures
Chapter 4: The Capture of Hermann Goring
Chapter 5: The Looting of Berchtesgaden
Chapter 6: Sepp Dietrich's Souvenirs
Chapter 7: The Military Governor of Weimar
Chapter 8: Buried Treasure at Buchenwald
Chapter 9: Operation Macabre
Chapter 10: The Collection Points
Chapter 11: The Imperial Crown Jewels of the Holy Roman Empire
Chapter 12: Saint Stephen's Crown
Chapter 13: The Theft of the Hesse Crown Jewels
Chapter 14: German War Art
Chapter 15: The Pillage of the Fabulous Horses of Europe
Chapter 16: The Return of the Hersbruck Soldiers
Chapter 17: The Heinrich Hoffman Photograph Collection
Chapter 18: Theft of the Quedlinburg Church Treasure
Chapter 19: Adolf Eichmann's Treasure Map
Chapter 20: The Mystery of the Lost Amber Room
Chapter 21: The Library of Congress Mission
Postscript.
Notes: Originally published: Great treasure stories of World War II. Savas, 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-230) and index.

Chapter 1: The Allied Capture of Nazi Gold -- Chapter 2: The Plundering of Munich -- Chapter 3: Hermann Goring's Art Treasures -- Chapter 4: The Capture of Hermann Goring -- Chapter 5: The Looting of Berchtesgaden -- Chapter 6: Sepp Dietrich's Souvenirs -- Chapter 7: The Military Governor of Weimar -- Chapter 8: Buried Treasure at Buchenwald -- Chapter 9: Operation Macabre -- Chapter 10: The Collection Points -- Chapter 11: The Imperial Crown Jewels of the Holy Roman Empire -- Chapter 12: Saint Stephen's Crown -- Chapter 13: The Theft of the Hesse Crown Jewels -- Chapter 14: German War Art -- Chapter 15: The Pillage of the Fabulous Horses of Europe -- Chapter 16: The Return of the Hersbruck Soldiers -- Chapter 17: The Heinrich Hoffman Photograph Collection -- Chapter 18: Theft of the Quedlinburg Church Treasure -- Chapter 19: Adolf Eichmann's Treasure Map -- Chapter 20: The Mystery of the Lost Amber Room -- Chapter 21: The Library of Congress Mission -- Postscript.

Physical Details

Language: English
ISBN: 030681241X
Physical Description: vi, 238 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects: World War, 1939-1945--Art and the war. Art treasures in war--Europe. Art thefts--Europe--History. Art.

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