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"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.
VictoriaPL: Lady with an Ermine (attributed to da Vinci) was taken by the Nazis in Poland and later recovered by Monuments Men. This is a fictionalized telling of the creation of the painting and its journey during WWII.
great read focused on the stories of about 8 men- a manageable #.Balanced, for the most part-showing that some Nazi's took steps to protect the art-while others were everybody's idea of a Nazi. Fills a void, gaining some recognition for these brave people ( )
So I finished Robert Edsel's The Monument Men: Allied Heroes Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History. For those that saw and enjoyed the movie, this is so much better.
The book goes into small biographical histories of the original Monument Men, their various educational and career backgrounds, and their goal to save the stolen treasures of World War II and treasured architectural buildings in all of Europe including whenever possible those of the Axis Powers.
The book goes into the salt mine in Germany but also highlights other hiding spots around France. Belgium and Germany that were stolen by the Nazi’s. It also attempts to save from Hitler's Nero Decree to destroy any artwork rather that have it retrieved by the Allied Forces.
A solid 4.5 to 5 star book for me. I loved it add recommend it to all World War II students to see another side of the war. ( )
Wow! Definitely a side of war you don’t think about. Extremely interesting, if not a bit plodding at parts. Starts out slow, but stick with it and you’ll be rewarded. As if all the other Nazi atrocities weren’t enough (and they were and then some) you can add the ones here to that list. These guys definitely should be more famous, unsung heroes without a doubt. ( )
The hunters' exploits make a fascinating read. Edsel carefully and colorfully backgrounds "The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History" with vivid accounts of the war's progress. But statements that recall films "based on a true story" may put some readers off. An author's note says he created dialogue for continuity but not on substance, and always with documentation.
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
Whatever these paintings may have been to men who looked at them a generation back - today they are not only works of art. Today they are the symbols of the human spirit, and of the world the freedom of the human spirit made. . . . To accept this work today is to assert the purpose of the people of America that the freedom of the human spirit and human mind which has produced the world's great art and all its science - shall not be utterly destroyed.- President Franklin D. Roosevelt, dedication ceremony of the National Gallery of Art, March 17, 1941
It used to be called plundering. But today things have become more humane. In spite of that, I intend to plunder, and to do it thoroughly. - Reichsmarschall Hermann Goring, speaking to a conference of Reich Commissioners for the Occupied Territories and the Military Commanders, Berlin, August 6, 1942
Opdracht
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
To my mother Norma, aunt Marilyn, and son Diego - The memory of my father and uncle, A. Ray Edsel and Ron B. Wright, both veterans - And the Monuments Men and women, whose heroic efforts preserved so much of the beauty we enjoy today
Eerste woorden
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(Author's Note) Most of us are aware that World War II was the most destructive war in history.
The city of Karlsruhe, in southwestern Germanyk, was founded in 1715 by the Margrave Karl Wilhelm von Baden-Durlach.
Citaten
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AS impossible as it seems, it was the duty of these eight officers to inspect and preserve every important monument the Allied forces encountered between the English Channel and Berlin.
Laatste woorden
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No one seemed interested in the fact that the painting was the Rembrandt from the museum in Karlsruhe, and that the nineteen-year-old soldier standing next to it was a German Jew who had grown up three blocks from that museum, and by chance had descended seven undred feet into a mine to behold, for the first time, a painting he had always heard about, but never had the right to see.
"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.
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focused on the stories of about 8 men- a manageable #.Balanced, for the most part-showing that some Nazi's took steps to protect the art-while others were everybody's idea of a Nazi.
Fills a void, gaining some recognition for these brave people
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