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Saving Italy : the race to rescue a nation's treasures from the Nazis Cover Image Book

Saving Italy : the race to rescue a nation's treasures from the Nazis / Robert M. Edsel.

Edsel, Robert M. (Author).

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  • 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.

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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.
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