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Apr 25, 1995 | ISBN 9780679756866 Buy
Dec 22, 2009 | ISBN 9780307739728 Buy
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Apr 25, 1995 | ISBN 9780679756866
Dec 22, 2009 | ISBN 9780307739728
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle AwardThe 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.
Lynn H. Nicholas was born in New London, CT, and educated in the U.S., England, and Spain. The Rape of Europa, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, has been translated into eight languages. It inspired an international movement… More about Lynn H. Nicholas
“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
Legion of Honor WINNER 1999
National Book Critics Circle Awards WINNER 1994
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