false 227540 0679756868 9780679756866 151 49 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172877747m/227540.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/227540.The_Rape_of_Europa_The_Fate_of_Europe_s_Treasures_in_the_Third_Reich_and_the_Second_World_War 133174 Lynn H. Nicholas 163 51 4 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 10 19:00:01 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 09:58:43 -0800 2009
It’s the story of how hundreds of thousand fine art masterpieces and cultural artifacts were protected…saved…from the destruction of WWII and the greed of Hitler and the Third Reich.

This is a historical play-by-play of the war and the efforts of museum and cultural officials, and a myriad of others who risked their lives to ensure these wonderful works could be enjoyed forever. You can imagine it’s an academic approach…frankly, I couldn’t tell you by name the many people who were involved, but no matter.

You will never look at significant works like the Mona Lisa or Winged Victory the same way again.
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