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Slow but informative history

Monuments Men by Robert M. Edsel

January 2, 2022 by Wanderlustful Leave a Comment

The second of my trio of books this year related to WWII (All The Light We Cannot See and Exodus), this is also the only non-fiction one.  Monuments tells the story of the group of soldiers in WWII who were part of the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives (MFAA) section. This group was underfunded, unrecognized and very small (at its largest, after the war, it numbered 350 people), yet responsible for saving most of western Europe’s art. The action opens by introducing us to the […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: art history, Monuments Men, robert m. edsel, WWII

Wanderlustful's CBR14 Review No:1 · Genres: History · Tags: art history, Monuments Men, robert m. edsel, WWII ·
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Maybe the movie is better?

The Monuments Men by Robert M. Edsel

February 9, 2019 by yesknopemaybe 5 Comments

2.5 stars. I really, really wanted to like this book. Such an interesting story about world war 2 that doesn’t get told in schools. Hitler and other top brass during the war were obsessed with getting their hands on and hoarding artistic masterpieces. (Except, not modern art which they thought was degenerate and they sought to destroy.) Many treasures were stolen away and hidden, creating utter chaos in the art world. Cue the Monuments Men, a special force tasked with locating and saving these pieces […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, non fiction, robert m. edsel, the monuments men, World War 2

yesknopemaybe's CBR11 Review No:13 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, non fiction, robert m. edsel, the monuments men, World War 2 ·
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