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The monuments men [sound recording] : allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history / Robert M. Edsel & Bret Witter.
Title:
The monuments men [sound recording] : allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history / Robert M. Edsel & Bret Witter.
ISBN:
9781427240750
Personal Author:
Edition:
Unabridged.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : Macmillan Audio, ℗2009.
Physical Description:
12 audio discs (14 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Compact discs.
Duration: 14:00:00.
Contents:
The mission. Out of Germany ; Hitler's dream ; The call to arms ; A dull and empty world ; Leptis magna ; The first campaign ; Monte Cassino ; Monuments, fine arts, and archives ; The task -- Northern Europe. Winning respect ; A meeting in the field ; Michaelangelo's Madonna ; The cathedral and the masterpiece ; Van Eyck's Mystic Lamb ; James Rorimer visits the Louvre ; Entering Germany ; A field trip ; Tapestry ; Christmas wishes ; The Madonna of La Gleize ; The train ; The Bulge ; Champagne -- Germany. A German Jew in the U.S. Army ; Coming through the battle ; The new monuments man ; George Stout with his maps ; Art on the move ; Two turning points ; Hitler's Nero decree ; First army across the Rhine ; Treasure map ; Frustration ; Inside the mountain ; Lost ; A week to remember -- The void. Salt ; Horror ; The Gauleiter ; The battered mine ; Last birthday ; Plans ; The noose ; Discoveries ; The noose tightens ; The race ; Final days ; The translator ; The sound of music ; End of the road -- The aftermath. Understanding Altaussee ; Evacuation ; The journey home ; Heroes of civilization ; What is your connection to the story?
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.
Subject Term:
Performer:
Read by Jeremy Davidson.
OCLC Number:
ocn858996804
Availability:
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