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Rape of Europa : The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War by Lynn H. Nicholas (1995, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100679756868
ISBN-139780679756866
eBay Product ID (ePID)287261
Product Key Features
Book TitleRape of Europa : the Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War
Number of Pages512 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1995
TopicEurope / Germany, Military / World War II, Business Aspects, Modern / 20th Century
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, History
AuthorLynn H. Nicholas
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight14.8 Oz
Item Length7.9 in
Item Width5.2 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
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Dewey Edition21
Reviews"Nicholas knows the art world as well as any military historian knows his battlefield.... Her work deserves the widest reading."--New York Times Book Review "At once fascinating and horrifying [with] a strong element of spine-chilling suspense."-Los Angeles Times "Intriguing..suspenseful...a sensational story of moral courage and greatness of character in the face of pure evil." -Houston Chronicle "Impressively detailed and well-told...full of moving and fateful stories of escape, intrigue, betrayal, and sacrifice."-San Francisco Chronicle, "Nicholas knows the art world as well as any military historian knows his battlefield.... Her work deserves the widest reading."-- New York Times Book Review "At once fascinating and horrifying [with] a strong element of spine-chilling suspense."- Los Angeles Times "Intriguing..suspenseful...a sensational story of moral courage and greatness of character in the face of pure evil." - Houston Chronicle "Impressively detailed and well-told...full of moving and fateful stories of escape, intrigue, betrayal, and sacrifice."- San Francisco Chronicle
Dewey Decimal709.4
SynopsisWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award The real story behind the major motion picture The Monuments Men. The cast of characters includes Hitler and Goering, Gertrude Stein and Marc Chagall--not to mention works by artists from Leonardo da Vinci to Pablo Picasso. And the story told in this superbly researched and suspenseful book is that of the Third Reich's war on European culture and the Allies' desperate effort to preserve it. From the Nazi purges of "Degenerate Art" and Goering's shopping sprees in occupied Paris to the perilous journey of the Mona Lisa from Paris and the painstaking reclamation of the priceless treasures of liberated Italy, The Rape of Europa is a sweeping narrative of greed, philistinism, and heroism that combines superlative scholarship with a compelling drama.
LC Classification NumberN6750
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- Mar 14, 2018
Exceptional and comprehensive history of art looting
I've read many books on art looting but among all of them this one is the most comprehensive, analytical and most non-biased work on the fate of European cultural property during the 2nd WW.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
