01877cam a2200397 i 4500 567130654 TxAuBib 20200525120000.0 131021s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2013046140 9780316240055 pbk. 0316240052 pbk. TxAuBib rda Edsel, Robert M. The monuments men : Allied heros, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history / Robert M. Edsel with Bret Witter. First Back Bay media tie-in edition. New York : Back Bay Books/Little, Brown and Company, 2013. xvi, 473 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-454) and index. Traces the lesser-known effort by an Allied division to find and secure European art that had been looted by the Nazis, outlining how they risked their lives and raced against time with limited supplies and scraps of information. 20200525. Allied Forces Supreme Headquarters Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section History. Art thefts Germany History 20th century. Art thefts Germany History. World War, 1939-1945 Confiscations and contributions Germany. World War, 1939-1945 Art and the war. World War, 1939-1945 Destruction and pillage Europe. World War, 1939-1945 Germany. Art treasures in war Europe History 20th century. Cultural property Protection Europe History 20th century. Cultural property Protection Europe History. Witter, Bret, author.