The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History

by Robert M. Edsel, Bret Witter

What if I told you that there was an epic story about World War II that has not been told, involving the most unlikely group of heroes?

What if I told you there was a group of men on the front lines who didn’t carry machine guns or drive tanks; a new kind of soldier, one charged with saving, not destroying.

From caves to castles in a thrilling race against time, these men risked their lives daily to save hundreds of thousands of the world’s greatest works of art.

THEY were the Monuments Men, and THIS is their extraordinary true story.

Hardcover

Published January 1, 2014

About the author

Robert M. Edsel is the best-selling author of Saving Italy, The Monuments Men and Rescuing da Vinci and co-producer of the award-winning documentary film The Rape of Europa. Edsel is also the founder and president of the Monuments Men Foundation, a recipient of the National Humanities Medal, and a trustee at the National WWII Museum. After living in Florence for five years, he now resides in Dallas, Texas.

Reviews

[Ashley Werbicki · Rating 4 out of 5]

As an avid reader or WW2 historical fiction and non fiction, as well as a cinephile, I very much enjoyed the information this book included. I watched the movie first and was very curious as to the historical accuracy and information the book would include. It’s a lot of names, dates and European places to keep track of, but it is fascinating and of course, extremely sad to know what humanity is capable of on both ends of the spectrum.