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Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section History Art thefts Italy History 20th century Art treasures in war Europe History 20th century Art treasures in war Italy History 20th century Cultural property Protection Europe History 20th century Cultural property Protection Italy History 20th century Hartt, Frederick Keller, Deane 1901-1992 World War, 1939-1945 Art and the war World War, 1939-1945 Destruction and pillage EuropeFilter By Subjects
Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section History Art thefts Italy History 20th century Art treasures in war Europe History 20th century Art treasures in war Italy History 20th century Cultural property Protection Europe History 20th century Cultural property Protection Italy History 20th century Hartt, Frederick Keller, Deane 1901-1992 World War, 1939-1945 Art and the war World War, 1939-1945 Destruction and pillage EuropeEdsel, Robert M.
Summary: "As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History recounts the astonishing true story of eleven men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 940.53 EDSEdsel, Robert M.
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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Street 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.531 EDSCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.531 EDSCopies Available at Fife Lake
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Hist Wars EdselKirkpatrick, Sidney.
Summary: Tells the riveting true story of how an American college professor turned Army sleuth recovered cherished symbols of Hitler's Thousand-Year Reich before they could become a rallying point in the creation of a Fourth and equally unholy Reich.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.531 KIREdsel, Robert M.
Summary: Describes two Americans in Italy--one an artist, the other a scholar--who tracked down and protected historic artwork worth billions by Michelangelo, Donatello, Titian, Caravaggio, and Botticelli in advance of the approaching Nazi army in 1943.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.5345 EDSEdsel, Robert M.
Summary: Edsel provides an astonishing account of a little known American effort to save Italy's vast store of priceless monuments and art during World War II. While American warriors were fighting the length of the country, other Americans were courageously working alongside to preserve the irreplaceable best of Italy's culture.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2013