Mark ’s Reviews > Hitler's Art Thief: Hildebrand Gurlitt, the Nazis, and the Looting of Europe's Treasures > Status Update

So far, too much time talking about WWI, its repercussions, and the decline of the German mark, all while subtly (though probably not intentionally) justifying Germans' extreme xenophobia post-WWI. The first part has felt completely superfluous and could have been summed up with "the German mark faced hyperinflation in the aftermath of WWI." Which is FINALLY the interesting part: why art became a holder of value.