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Author Edsel, Robert M.

Title The monuments men : Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history / Robert M. Edsel ; with Bret Witter.

Imprint New York, N.Y. : Center Street, 2009.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Pittsburg 2nd Fl Non-Fiction  940.531 Eds    ---  Available
Description xvi, 473 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Summary "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.
Source NBK 12/9 PPL
Subject Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section -- History.
Art thefts -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Confiscations and contributions -- Germany.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Destruction and pillage -- Europe.
Art treasures in war -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
Cultural property -- Protection -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN 9781599951492
1599951495
Standard No. BWX R3800818
CDX 9809207
NZ1 13082042
AU@ 000043985338

 
    
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