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The Monuments Men

Robert M. Edsel, Bret Witter

Follow Allied officers and civilians protecting Europe's monuments and recovering stolen art, from battlefields and hidden mines to the long work of restitution.

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54 parts, about 54 minutes to read.

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Author
Robert M. Edsel, Bret Witter
Parts
54 parts
Reading time
about 54 minutes
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What the summary covers

  1. Out of Germany1 min
  2. Hitler’s Dream1 min
  3. The Call to Arms1 min
  4. A Dull and Empty World1 min
  5. Leptis Magna1 min
  6. The First Campaign1 min
  7. Monte Cassino1 min
  8. Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives1 min
  9. The Task1 min
  10. Winning Respect1 min
  11. A Meeting in the Field1 min
  12. Michelangelo’s Madonna1 min
  13. The Cathedral and the Masterpiece1 min
  14. Van Eyck’s Mystic Lamb1 min
  15. James Rorimer Visits the Louvre1 min
  16. Entering Germany1 min
  17. A Field Trip1 min
  18. Tapestry1 min
  19. Christmas Wishes1 min
  20. The Madonna of La Gleize1 min
  21. The Train1 min
  22. The Bulge1 min
  23. Champagne1 min
  24. A German Jew in the U.S. Army1 min
  25. Coming Through the Battle1 min
  26. The New Monuments Man1 min
  27. George Stout with His Maps1 min
  28. Art on the Move1 min
  29. Two Turning Points1 min
  30. Hitler’s Nero Decree1 min
  31. First Army Across the Rhine1 min
  32. Treasure Map1 min
  33. Frustration1 min
  34. Inside the Mountain1 min
  35. Lost1 min
  36. A Week to Remember1 min
  37. Salt1 min
  38. Horror1 min
  39. The Gauleiter1 min
  40. The Battered Mine1 min
  41. Last Birthday1 min
  42. Plans1 min
  43. The Noose1 min
  44. Discoveries1 min
  45. The Noose Tightens1 min
  46. The Race1 min
  47. Final Days1 min
  48. The Translator1 min
  49. The Sound of Music1 min
  50. End of the Road1 min
  51. Understanding Altaussee1 min
  52. Evacuation1 min
  53. The Journey Home1 min
  54. Heroes of Civilization1 min

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