The Rape of Europa
The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War
$43.83
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
25 April 1995
Summary
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award
The real story behind the major motion picture The Monuments Men. The cast of characters includes Hitler and Goering, Gertrude Stein and Marc Chagall—not to mention works by artists from Leonardo da Vinci to Pablo Picasso. And the story told in this superbly researched and suspenseful book is that of the Third Reich’s war on European culture and the Allies’ desperate effort to preserve it.
From the Nazi purges of “Degenerate Art…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679756866 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0679756868 |
| Author: | Lynn H. Nicholas |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 25 April 1995 |
| Weight: | 414g |
| Dimensions: | 201mm x 133mm x 28mm |
| Series: | Vintage |
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Critics Review
“Nicholas knows the art world as well as any military historian knows his battlefield…. Her work deserves the widest reading.”–New York Times Book Review
“At once fascinating and horrifying [with] a strong element of spine-chilling suspense.”- Los Angeles Times
“Intriguing..suspenseful…a sensational story of moral courage and greatness of character in the face of pure evil.” -Houston Chronicle
“Impressively detailed and well-told…full of moving and fateful stories of escape, intrigue, betrayal, and sacrifice.”-San Francisco Chronicle
About The Author
Lynn H. Nicholas
Lynn H. Nicholas was born in New London, Connecticut. She was educated in the United States, England, and Spain, and received her B.A. from Oxford University. After her return to the United States she worked for several years at the National Gallery of Art. While living in Belgium in the early 1980s, she began research for this book, her first. Ms. Nicholas and her husband live in Washington, D.C.
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