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Saving Italy the race to rescue a nation's treasures from the Nazis

Edsel provides an astonishing account of a little known American effort to save Italy's vast store of priceless monuments and art during World War II. While American warriors were fighting the length of the country, other Americans were courageously working alongside to preserve the irreplaceab...

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Main Author: Edsel, Robert M.
Corporate Authors: Recorded Books, LLC.
Other Authors: Ballerini, Edoardo, 1970- (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language: English
Published: Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2013.
Edition: Unabridged.
Subjects:
Hartt, Frederick.
Keller, Deane, > 1901-1992.
Allied Forces. > Supreme Headquarters. > Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section > History.
Art treasures in war > Italy > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Art and the war.
Art thefts > Italy > History > 20th century.
Cultural property > Protection > Italy > History > 20th century.
Audiobooks.
Summary: Edsel provides an astonishing account of a little known American effort to save Italy's vast store of priceless monuments and art during World War II. While American warriors were fighting the length of the country, other Americans were courageously working alongside to preserve the irreplaceable best of Italy's culture.
Physical Description: 10 sound discs (11 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN: 9781470371296
1470371294
Author Notes: Robert M. Edsel was born in Oak Park, Illinois in 1956. He is the author of several non-fiction books including Rescuing Da Vinci, The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History, and Saving Italy: The Race to Rescue a Nation's Treasures from the Nazis. The Monuments Men was adapted into a film starring George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, and Cate Blanchett. Edsel is the founder and president of the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art, which received the 2007 National Humanities Medal under President George W. Bush.

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