Saving Italy, the race to rescue a nation's treasures from the Nazis, Robert M. Edsel
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Label
Saving Italy, the race to rescue a nation's treasures from the Nazis, Robert M. Edsel
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-440) and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Saving Italy
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
836748321
Responsibility statement
Robert M. Edsel
Sub title
the race to rescue a nation's treasures from the Nazis
Summary
When Hitler's armies occupied Italy in 1943, they also seized control of mankind's greatest cultural treasures. As they had done throughout Europe, the Nazis could now plunder the masterpieces of the Renaissance, the treasures of the Vatican, and the antiquities of the Roman Empire. In May 1944 two unlikely American heroes--artist Deane Keller and scholar Fred Hartt--embarked from Naples on the treasure hunt of a lifetime, tracking billions of dollars of missing art, including works by Michelangelo, Donatello, Titian, Caravaggio, and Botticelli
Table Of Contents
Section I: Inception -- Changing of the guard -- A new type of soldier -- "Bombs and words" -- The experiment begins -- Growing pains -- A new order -- A troubled bunch -- Gifts -- Section II: Struggle -- The first test -- Close call -- Refuge -- Life on the road -- Treasure hunt -- Surprises -- Guardian angels -- "Little saints, help us" -- "The most beautiful cemetery in the world" -- Whereabouts unknown -- Resurrection -- Christmas wishes -- Section III: -- Victory -- Trouble in the ranks -- Switching sides -- Operation Sunrise -- Complications -- Surrender -- The race -- The big move -- Section IV: Aftermath -- Perspective -- The heroes and their legacy -- Have you seen these works of art? -- Monuments men and women serving in the Mediterranean theater
Creator
Subject
- Art
- works of art
- Theft
- United States of America
- Vol d'objets d'art -- Italie -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Hartt, Frederick
- Kulturgüterschutz
- Art
- Weltkrieg
- Italien
- Art thefts -- Italy -- History -- 20th century
- Germany
- History
- 15.70 history of Europe
- Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Art et guerre
- Warfare and Defence
- Art treasures in war -- Italy -- History -- 20th century
- Kriegsbeute
- World War II
- Cultural property
- Œuvres d'art
- Keller, Deane, 1901-1992
- Trésors artistiques durant la guerre -- Italie -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Allied Forces, Supreme Headquarters, Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section
- Italië
- Cultural property + Protection -- Italy -- History -- 20th century
- Allied Forces, Supreme Headquarters, Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section -- History
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war
- Alliierte
- Italie
- Italy
Content
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- Creator1
- Genre3
- Subject31
- Art
- works of art
- Theft
- United States of America
- Vol d'objets d'art -- Italie -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Hartt, Frederick
- Kulturgüterschutz
- Art
- Weltkrieg
- Italien
- Art thefts -- Italy -- History -- 20th century
- Germany
- History
- 15.70 history of Europe
- Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Art et guerre
- Warfare and Defence
- Art treasures in war -- Italy -- History -- 20th century
- Kriegsbeute
- World War II
- Cultural property
- Œuvres d'art
- Keller, Deane, 1901-1992
- Trésors artistiques durant la guerre -- Italie -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
- Allied Forces, Supreme Headquarters, Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section
- Italië
- Cultural property + Protection -- Italy -- History -- 20th century
- Allied Forces, Supreme Headquarters, Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section -- History
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war
- Alliierte
- Italie
- Italy
- Content1
- Mapped to1