Operación monumento : la fascinante aventura de los guerreros del arte que impidieron el saqueo cultural Nazi
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Witter, Bret author.
Published
México : Océano, 2014.
ISBN
9786077351979, 6077351970
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Published
México : Océano, 2014.
Format
Book
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502 pages : maps, portraits, photographs ; 23 cm.
Language
Spanish
ISBN
9786077351979, 6077351970

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Translation of: The monuments men : allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-484) and index.
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At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe. The Fuehrer had begun cataloguing the art he planned to collect as well as the art he would destroy: "degenerate" works he despised. In a race against time, behind enemy lines, often unarmed, a special force of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others, called the Monuments Men, risked their lives scouring Europe to prevent the destruction of thousands of years of culture. Focusing on the eleven-month period between D-Day and V-E Day, this fascinating account follows six Monuments Men and their impossible mission to save the world's great art from the Nazis.
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Esta crónica narra un pasaje poco conocido de la historia del siglo XX. Se trata de la extraordinaria odisea emprendida por un grupo de hombres y mujeres que, en plena Segunda Guerra Mundial y durante los primeros años de la posguerra, fueron comisionados para localizar y rescatar importantes obras de arte, incluidos cuadros de Miguel Ángel, Leonardo da Vinci, Van Dyck y Vermeer, las cuales habían sido robadas por los nazis. El autor se apoyó en una amplia investigación durante la cual consultó documentos de primera mano.
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In Spanish.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Edsel, R. M., & Witter, B. (2014). Operación monumento: la fascinante aventura de los guerreros del arte que impidieron el saqueo cultural Nazi (Primera edición en Océano.). Océano.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Edsel, Robert M and Bret Witter. 2014. Operación Monumento: La Fascinante Aventura De Los Guerreros Del Arte Que Impidieron El Saqueo Cultural Nazi. Océano.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Edsel, Robert M and Bret Witter. Operación Monumento: La Fascinante Aventura De Los Guerreros Del Arte Que Impidieron El Saqueo Cultural Nazi Océano, 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Edsel, Robert M., and Bret Witter. Operación Monumento: La Fascinante Aventura De Los Guerreros Del Arte Que Impidieron El Saqueo Cultural Nazi Primera edición en Océano., Océano, 2014.

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