The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World WarWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award The 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. |
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... troop of armored mercenaries . Enormous scale mod- els of new Nazi edifices were included . The Nazi newspaper Völkische Beobachter enthused : In the shadow of their sword , Dürer , Holbein , and Cranach created their works of art for ...
... troop of armored mercenaries . Enormous scale mod- els of new Nazi edifices were included . The Nazi newspaper Völkische Beobachter enthused : In the shadow of their sword , Dürer , Holbein , and Cranach created their works of art for ...
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... troops crossed the Austrian border , followed later that afternoon by Hitler himself , who was received with wild rejoicing all along his route . For the Führer , overcome with emotion , it was the fulfillment of one of his fondest ...
... troops crossed the Austrian border , followed later that afternoon by Hitler himself , who was received with wild rejoicing all along his route . For the Führer , overcome with emotion , it was the fulfillment of one of his fondest ...
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... troops or the neighbors . Those who remained were soon required to register their property with the Gestapo , thus pro- viding excellent inventories for future confiscation . No one could be trusted . Dealers , conservators , and ...
... troops or the neighbors . Those who remained were soon required to register their property with the Gestapo , thus pro- viding excellent inventories for future confiscation . No one could be trusted . Dealers , conservators , and ...
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Contents
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Poland 19391945 | 57 |
Invasion of the West The Nazi | 81 |
Occupied France Protection | 115 |
France The Art Market Flourishes | 153 |
The Invasion of the Soviet Union | 184 |
The Launching of the Allied Protection Effort | 203 |
Treasure Hunts in the Ruined Reich | 327 |
The Temptation of Germanys Homeless | 369 |
Fifty Years of Restitution | 407 |
Notes | 445 |
Bibliography | 467 |
Index | 477 |
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Ahnenerbe Allied American Archives areas Army arrived artists Aussee Berlin bombing Bormann British brought Carinhall castle château colleagues Collecting Point Commander confiscated Cracow cultural curators dealers Dequoy director Dutch evacuation exhibition Florence forced France French Führer Gauleiter George Stout German German art Goering Goering's Goudstikker guards Haberstock headquarters Hitler Hofer Holland hundred Ibid immediately Italian Italy Jaujard Jeu de Paume Jewish Jews July June Kaiser Friedrich Museum Kunstschutz later Linz looting Louvre MFAA officers Miedl Military Government million Monuments officers moved Mühlmann Munich museum National Gallery Nazi objects occupied packed paintings Palace Paris Poland Posse protection refuges Reich Reichsmarschall removed reported repositories Roberts Commission Rorimer Rose Valland Rosenberg Russians Schloss sent SHAEF shipment soon Stout taken things tion took treasures troops trucks United Utikal Valland Walker Hancock Wehrmacht Wildenstein wrote York Zone