Monuments Men: Auf der Jagd nach Hitlers Raubkunst (German Edition) - Robert M. Edsel, Hans Freundl • BookLikes (ISBN:9783701743339)

Monuments Men: Auf der Jagd nach Hitlers Raubkunst (German Edition)

by: Hans Freundl (author) Robert M. Edsel (author)

Robert M. Edsel, Hans Freundl (Translator),NOOK Book (eBook) - 1, German-language edition,Pub by Residenz Verlag

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Format: kindle

ISBN: 9783701743339

ASIN: B00B76LNS4

Publish date: January 29th 2013

Publisher: Residenz Verlag

Pages no: 560

Edition language: English

Category:

Non Fiction, History, Book Club, Media Tie In, Movies, Art, War, Military, World War II

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Sheila's Reads rated it

10 years ago

http://Sheila.booklikes.com Sheila's Reads 5.0 THE MONUMENTS MEN: ALLIED HEROES, NAZI THIEVES, AND THE GREATEST TREASURE HUNT IN HISTORY by Robert M. Edsel

text THE MONUMENTS MEN: ALLIED HEROES, NAZI THIEVES, AND THE GREATEST TREASURE HUNT IN HISTORY by Robert M. Edsel

Fascinating look at the men who hunted and found stolen art works stolen by the Nazis during WWII. Each chapter deals with a different day and a different momuments man as they searched for clues, lists, hiding places, repositories of the art work hoping to get it before it is moved or destroyed. I ...

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Denise rated it

11 years ago

http://Denise.booklikes.com Denise 4.0 The Monuments Men

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To safeguard these things will show respect for the beliefs and customs of all men and will bear witness that these things belong not only to a particular people but also to the heritage of mankind. I am always interested in learning more about WWII, specifically about the people that risked their ...

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Summer Reading Project, BookLikes Satellite rated it

11 years ago

http://summerreadingproject.booklikes.com Summer Reading Project, BookLikes Satellite 3.5 The Monuments Men, by Robert M. Edsel

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In every big disaster movie, when the aliens invade and blow up Paris or a volcano wipes out a city in Italy, my first fleeting thought is always for the art and architecture that gets destroyed before the people. I'd feel a pang when I'd read a note about a painting or a building that was destroyed...

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SusannaG - Confessions of a Crazy Cat Lady rated it

11 years ago

http://SusannaG.booklikes.com SusannaG - Confessions of a Crazy Cat Lady 3.5 The Monuments Men

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The Monuments Men covers the work of the American and British soldier-academics who did their best to save the art of western Europe from both the Nazis and the invading Allied armies. (I loved how when told how long the suggested protected Monuments list was for Normandy, the generals said 'no'; w...

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