Record details

• ISBN: 9780393082418
• ISBN: 0393082415
• ISBN: 0393348806
• ISBN: 9780393348804
• Physical Description: xxii, 454 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
• Edition: First edition
• Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-440) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Section I. Inception. Changing of the guard -- A new type of soldier -- "Bombs and words" -- Experiment begins -- Growing pains -- A new order -- A troubled bunch -- Gifts -- Section II. Struggle. First test -- Close call -- Refuge -- Life on the road -- Treasure hunt -- Surprises -- Guardian angels -- "Little saints, help us" -- "The most beautiful cemetery in the word' -- Whereabouts unknown -- Resurrection -- Christmas wishes -- Section III. Victory. Trouble in the ranks -- Switching sides -- Operation sunrise -- Complications -- Surrender -- Race -- Big move -- Section IV. Aftermath. Perspective -- Heroes and their legacy -- Acknowledgements -- Have you seen these works of art? -- Monuments men and women serving in the Mediterranean theater.

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Subject:

Hartt, Frederick.
Keller, Deane, 1901-1992.
Allied Forces. Supreme Headquarters. Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section > History.
Art thefts > Italy > History > 20th century.
Art treasures in war > Italy > History > 20th century.
Cultural property > Protection > Italy > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Art and the war.

Genre:

Art.