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Also by Robert M. Edsel:

The Monuments Men, September 2009
Hardcover
Rescuing Da Vinci, December 2006
Hardcover

The Monuments Men
Robert M. Edsel

Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History

Center Street
September 2009
On Sale: September 3, 2009
496 pages
ISBN: 1599951495
EAN: 9781599951492
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction

At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe. The Fuehrer had begun cataloguing the art he planned to collect as well as the art he would destroy: "degenerate" works he despised. In a race against time, behind enemy lines, often unarmed, a special force of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others, called the Momuments Men, risked their lives scouring Europe to prevent the destruction of thousands of years of culture. Focusing on the eleven-month period between D-Day and V-E Day, this fascinating account follows six Monuments Men and their impossible mission to save the world's great art from the Nazis.

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17 comments posted.

Re: The Monuments Men

We should always honor our vets no matter was war they fought. We should continue to take care of them when they become older no matter their income they should qualify for medical coverage from the Federal goverment
(Annetta Stolpmann 3:51pm November 11, 2009)

This is a day to honor all who lost their lives in all the wars and at Fort Hood too.
(Lisa Glidewell 8:39pm November 11, 2009)

Thanks to all Veterans and to those men and women still serving!
(Kelli Jo Calvert 11:43am November 12, 2009)

I just saw a very interesting show last night on the art treasures looted by the Nazis in Poland and France, specifically Paris. Many in Paris were "appropriated" from Jewish families living there. Only a small fraction have been recovered. The book looks very interesting, though I'm not sure if I still qualify.

As for the veterans, all of them should be cared for, even if they had no visible wounds from the war. I know from my own father how deeply he was influenced by his service.
(Sigrun Schulz 1:45am November 13, 2009)

I just saw a very interesting show last night on the art treasures looted by the Nazis in Poland and France, specifically Paris. Many in Paris were "appropriated" from Jewish families living there. Only a small fraction have been recovered. The book looks very interesting, though I'm not sure if I still qualify.

As for the veterans, all of them should be cared for, even if they had no visible wounds from the war. I know from my own father how deeply he was influenced by his years of service.
(Sigrun Schulz 1:45am November 13, 2009)

This sounds like an awesome story coming out at the time when some world leaders are saying there was no Holocaust. We need reminders of what so many did to try and help.
(Karin Tillotson 12:08pm November 20, 2009)

Wonderful review! We need reminders as some people seem to forget or just don't want to remember!
(JoAnn White 12:51pm November 20, 2009)

I like the comment "saving beauty rather than just destruction" If only we could apply that to today.
(Theresa Buckholtz 1:10pm November 20, 2009)

Sounds like a great story. My
father in law(91) often tells
us stories of WWII. The
History Channel has been
showing some new footage
recently which has really
gotten him talking. His
stories of WWII sparked sure
an interest in our daughter
that she getting her masters
in History and planning on
teaching.
(Lisa Richards 2:07pm November 20, 2009)

It gives me goosebumps to read about true service in action to "Save the Arts."
(Alyson Widen 5:53pm November 20, 2009)

I would love to read this!
(Brenda Rupp 9:00pm November 20, 2009)

Behind every good man is a woman! Thank you for proving that point!
(Lisa Glidewell 9:17pm November 20, 2009)

Just fascinating. Who ever said history is dead, is - well - dead wrong.
(Mary Preston 9:21pm November 20, 2009)

Had heard of these people a year or so
ago. It is truly sad when a culture's
works are stolen, destroyed, or lost.
These people did the world a service
by making sure these great works are
available to share for many, many
years
(Patricia Barraclough 12:51pm November 21, 2009)

Sounds very interesting
(Allison Gardner 9:19am November 25, 2009)

I would love to read this book as a daughter of a WWII vet
(Allison Gardner 9:32am November 25, 2009)

I would love to win this book because my Dad was one of these heroes and I did not realize it till I was a adult. Daddy was a tail gunner on the fifth plane over on D-Day, "The Lady Luck".
(Susan Lathen 8:24pm November 29, 2009)