Robert M. Edsel

Eine wahre Geschichte: elf GIs auf der Jagd nach Hitlers RaubkunstEs ist ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit. Die Nazis organisieren den groten Kunstraub der Geschichte und lassen aus den besetzten Gebieten Europas mehr als funf Millionen Objekte fur das "Fuhrermuseum" ins Reich schaffen. Eine Spezialeinheit der Alliierten bekommt den Auftrag, die Kulturguter zuruckzuerobern: die Monuments Men! Robert M. Edsel erzahlt ihre atemberaubende Schatzsuche bis zum dramatischen Showdown im Salzbergwerk von Altaussee.

«Que esta pequeña brigada de personas pudiera recuperar tanto de lo que se había robado es poco menos que milagroso. Una historia increíble.» The Washington Post La fascinante aventura de los «guerr

Now a major film starring George Cloooney, Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Hugh Bonneville, Bob Balan, Jean Dujardin and Dimitri Leonidas. 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. "Remarkable". (Washington Post). "Engaging, inspiring". (Publishers Weekly).

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 Momuments 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.

Es ist ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit: Die Nationalsozialisten organisieren den "groten Diebstahl der Geschichte" und lassen aus den besetzten Gebieten Europas mehr als funf Millionen Kunstobjekte fur das "Fuhrermuseum" ins Reich schaffen. Als die Alliierten in der Normandie landen, ist unter ihnen eine Sondereinheit: die "Monuments Men". ihr Auftrag: bedeutende Kulturguter vor der Zerstorung zu schutzen, geraubte und verschollene Kunstwerke aufzuspuren - Gemalde von Leonardo, Vermeer und Rembrandt, Skulpturen von Michelangelo. Robert M. Edsel erzahlt die atemberaubende Schatzsuche anhand von personlichen Briefen und Tagebuchern der Schlusselfiguren - bis zum dramatischen Showdown im Salzbergwerk von Altaussee. Bereits in 19 Sprachen ubersetzt. Die Vorlage zum Film von und mit George Clooney.

The book that serves as the basis for the acclaimed George Clooney major motion picture, The Monuments Men. 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 Fuhrer 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 worlds great art from the Nazis.

Depois de Caçadores de obras-primas, adaptado para o cinema por George Clooney, o norte-americano Robert M. Edsel dedica-se, em Salvando a Itália, à história de dois curiosos e heroicos homens que se

Now a major film starring GEORGE CLOONEY, MATT DAMON, CATE BLANCHETT, BILL MURRAY, JOHN GOODMAN, HUGH BONNEVILLE, BOB BALABAN, JEAN DUJARDIN and DIMITRI LEONIDAS.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 didnt 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 worlds greatest works of art. THEY were the Monuments Men, and THIS is their extraordinary true story.Remarkable Washington PostEngaging, inspiring Publishers Weekly

Casi todos sabemos que la segunda guerra mundial fue la guerra más devastadora de la historia y conocemos su terrible coste en vidas humanas; al fi n y al cabo, hemos visto imágenes de la destrucción de las ciudades de Europa. Pero ¿y si nos dijeran que queda por contar un episodio importante de ese confl icto, un episodio signifi cativo que acontecio en plena confrontacion y del que fueron protagonistas un conjunto de heroes totalmente inverosimiles? ¿Y si nos dijeran que en primera linea de batalla hubo un grupo de personas que salvaron literalmente el mundo tal como lo conocemos, una brigada que ni empuñaba ametralladoras ni pilotaba tanques, individuos que no eran hombres de estado, hombres que no solo supieron prever la grave amenaza que pesaba sobre los mayores hitos culturales y artisticos de la civilizacion, sino que acudieron al frente para intentar evitarla?

Al mismo tiempo que Adolf Hitler atentaba con dominar el mundo occidental, sus ejércitos se dedicaban a la búsqueda y a la apropiación de los más refi nados tesoros del arte europeo. En una carrera contra el tiempo, un grupo hombres arriesgaron sus vidas recorriendo Europa para evitar la destruccion de miles de años de cultura. Centrandose en el periodo comprendido entre el dia D y el Victory in EuropeDay, este gran libro sigue a seis de esos hombres en su mision para salvar las mejores piezas de arte del mundo del ataque de los Nazis