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Title	:	The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
Author	:	Robert M. Edsel
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 473 pages
Published	:	September 3rd 2009 by Center Street (first published August 20th 2009)
Categories	:	History. Nonfiction. Art. War. World War II. Historical. Audiobook

The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History

Robert M. Edsel

Hardcover | Pages: 473 pages

Rating: 3.76 | 43957 Users | 3684 Reviews

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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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Original Title:	Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
ISBN:	1599951495 (ISBN13: 9781599951492)
Edition Language:	English

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Its odd how you think your opinion of a bunch of murderous assholes couldnt sink any lower, and then you read something like this that makes you realize that they were even worse than you thought. Nazis werent just xenophobic bullies who institutionalized mass murder, they were also thieves. They were probably lousy tippers, too. During World War II a handful of art experts in the Allied military forces took on the challenge of trying to protect the cultural treasures of Europe. As the war

In the movie version of this book, there is an early scene with all of the big-name actors playing the Monuments Men being briefed about their mission to save art from the Nazis during World War II. George Clooney reminds them that Hitler was rejected from art school, and shows a picture of a painting that Hitler had made. One actor says, "That's not bad." Matt Damon retorts: "It's not good."The same could be said for this book: It's not terrible, but it's not good. The history is interesting

A handful of art warriors take on the Third Reich in this story chock-full of both intrigue and culture. Read it before the movie (starring George Clooney) comes out.

At this particular point in history, it is quite an occasion to come upon such a huge, unbelievable story that one has never heard of before, as is the case with Edsel's "The Monuments Men". It is clear that this book has been long in the making and that the author has done a mind-boggling amount of research, which is precisely and clearly reflected in the book. Even I, who understand almost nothing of art, was humbled by the story and the work of its main heroes.However, I could not care less

A few years ago, on a trip to St. Louis, Missouri and I toured their well-known art museum. I noted a number of paintings on loan by a Jewish family that stated the paintings were returned to the family by the Monument Men. I said to myself I need to read the book. Finally, I just did.From 1939 to the end of World War II, the Nazis Army seized priceless paintings, sculptures, tapestries and other artworks from museum, palaces, cathedrals and private homes. The Nazi plundered everything and



This was a frustrating book to read. The historical content was fascinating - art treasures taken by Nazis from churches and museums in occupied territory for "protection" or, worse, such treasures "acquired" from Jews who were arrested or forced to flee from the front lines of the holocaust. The subject of the book was the hunt for those treasures and their safe return to their rightful owners, if possible, or at least their country of origin. With that story to tell, The Monuments Men should