The Monuments Men · Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Edsel, Robert M. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Welcome Dedication Epigraph Author’s Note Main Characters Map Section I: The Mission

1. Out of Germany 2. Hitler’s Dream 3. The Call to Arms 4. A Dull and Empty World 5. Leptis Magna 6. The First Campaign 7. Monte Cassino 8. Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives 9. The Task

Section II: Northern Europe

10. Winning Respect 11. A Meeting in the Field 12. Michelangelo’s Madonna 13. The Cathedral and the Masterpiece 14. Van Eyck’s Mystic Lamb 15. James Rorimer Visits the Louvre 16. Entering Germany 17. A Field Trip 18. Tapestry 19. Christmas Wishes 20. The Madonna of La Gleize 21. The Train 22. The Bulge 23. Champagne

Section III: Germany

24. A German Jew in the U.S. Army 25. Coming Through the Battle 26. The New Monuments Man 27. George Stout with His Maps 28. Art on the Move 29. Two Turning Points 30. Hitler’s Nero Decree 31. First Army Across the Rhine 32. Treasure Map 33. Frustration 34. Inside the Mountain 35. Lost 36. A Week to Remember

Section IV: The Void

37. Salt 38. Horror 39. The Gauleiter 40. The Battered Mine 41. Last Birthday 42. Plans 43. The Noose 44. Discoveries 45. The Noose Tightens 46. The Race 47. Final Days 48. The Translator 49. The Sound of Music 50. End of the Road

Section V: The Aftermath

51. Understanding Altaussee 52. Evacuation 53. The Journey Home 54. Heroes of Civilization

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