The rape of Europa, the fate of Europe's treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War, Lynn H. Nicholas
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The rape of Europa, the fate of Europe's treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War, Lynn H. Nicholas
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-475) and index
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illustrations
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
The rape of Europa
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bibliography
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32531154
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Lynn H. Nicholas
Sub title
the fate of Europe's treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War
Summary
The Third Reich's senseless purges and war on European cultural artefacts are profiled by Nicholas, who describes how art treasures were both perserved and destroyed
Table Of Contents
Prologue: they had four years: Germany before the War: the Nazi art purges -- Period of adjustment: the Nazi collectors organize: Austria provides, Europe hides -- Eastern orientations: Poland, 1939-1945 -- Lives and property: invasion of the West: the Nazi art machine in Holland -- Lenity and cruelty: occupied France: protection and confiscation -- Business and pleasure: France: the art market flourishes; Nazi Kultur withers -- Plus ça change: the invasion of the Soviet Union -- Inch by inch: the launching of the Allied Protection Effort -- The red-hot rake: Italy, 1943-1945 -- Touch and go: the Allies take over: Northern Europe, 1944-1945 -- Ashes and darkness: treasure hunts in the ruined Reich, 1945 -- Mixed motives: the temptation of Germany's homeless collections -- The art of the possible: fifty years of restitution and recovery
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