May 02, 20 edsel is the author of the monuments men, in 2009, which is being adapted to a screenplay called monuments men, cowritten, directed and produced by george clooney and featuring such stars as. The first edition of the novel was published in august 20th 2009, and was written by robert m. The monuments men foundation is a 501c3 notforprofit organization created to raise worldwide awareness about the service of the monuments men and women. Allied heroes, nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history 9781599951508 by robert m. Directed by george clooney, the film is based on robert m. Army civil affairs division who today perform many of the duties of the monuments men of world. Monuments men foundation i cultural heritage preservation i home. Allied heroes, nazi thieves and the greatest treasure hunt in history 2007. Edsel is the author of the nonfiction books, rescuing da vinci and the monuments men.
Edsel gene santoro for a decade, robert edsel has avidly delved into how the allied armies monuments, fine arts, and archives section. Edsel is also the president and founder of monuments men foundation for the preservation of art which is a recipient of the national humanities medal. Edsel, with bret witter, takes the reader into the world war ii war theater through the stories of ten of the brave men and women, the monuments men, who rescued art that had been stolen by the nazis in europe. Edsels masterful book the monuments men shares their story, in a tale that is part history, part war story and part treasure hunt. He has written about artistic treasures and monuments that were saved in and around world war ii. The monuments men by robert edsel, bret witter, jeremy. The latter book also benefits from the excellent narration of edoardo ballerini, a bilingual reader with perfect american and italian accents. The book is chronological, and the author cleverly weaves in historical anecdotes. This book gives a more in depth understanding of what the monuments men. Allied heroes, nazi thieves and the greatest treasure hunt in history, and the new. The men and women of the mfaa monuments, fine arts, and archives division served an almost unknown, but incredibly valuable part in the war. The monuments men are an important element of art history of the era.
Edsel gene santoro for a decade, robert edsel has avidly delved into how the allied armies monuments, fine arts, and archives section mfaa protected and preserved europes cultural treasures during the war, then found, catalogued, and helped return five million objects the nazis had. Monuments men are having a moment, thanks in large part to. Allied heroes, nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history kindle edition by edsel, robert m. As the most destructive war in history ravaged europe, many of the worlds most cherished cultural objects were in harms way. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Allied heroes, nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history. The monuments men was adapted into a film starring george clooney, matt damon, bill murray, and cate blanchett. Oct 23, 2009 from babylon to america, the prophecy movie by school for prophets attila kakarott duration. Edsel is the founder and president of the monuments men foundation for the preservation. Edsel truly honors the monuments men by preserving their stories in this book. Aug 20, 2009 edsel is also the founder and president of the monuments men foundation, a recipient of the national humanities medal, and a trustee at the national wwii museum. That spurred nicholas to spend a decade researching her 1995 book, the rape of europa, which began the resurrection of their story culminating with the movie, the monuments men, based upon robert. The greatest treasure hunt in history recounts the. He has written three nonfiction books rescuing da vinci 2006, monuments men.
In addition to attending briefings, robert has delivered probono presentations on base at ft. At the same time adolf hitler was attempting to take. Robert edsel has provided us with a look at an area of world war ii studies that has gone virtually unnoticed for nearly 70 years. New haven sda temple brooklyn, ny recommended for you. Edsel is also the founder and president of the monuments men foundation, a recipient of the national humanities medal, and a trustee at the national wwii museum. Edsel is the bestselling author of saving italy, the monuments men and rescuing da vinci and coproducer of the. Allied heroes, nazi thieves and the greatest treasure hunt in history, and the new book saving italy. That one of the many reasons that i enjoyed monuments men so much. The monuments men goodreads meet your next favorite book. Allied heroes, nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history center street.
I highly recommend both this book, which focuses on the monuments men s efforts in north western europe, and saving italy by the same author. The race to rescue a nations treasures from the nazis, which tells the dramatic story of the monuments men in italy during the allied invasion of world war ii. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 473 pages and is available in hardcover format. Preloaded digital audio player, 9781427239006, 1427239002. Allied heroes, nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history by robert m. Robert morse edsel born december 28, 1956 is an american businessman and author. It follows an allied group from the monuments, fine arts, and archives program that is given the task of finding and saving pieces of art and other culturally important. Settling in florence seeing some of the great works, he. I highly recommend both this book, which focuses on the monuments mens efforts in north western europe, and saving italy by the same author. Settling in florence seeing some of the great works, he wondered how. I think theres a benefit to it because from my perspective this is the second book i have written and expectation to write more. The monuments men allied heroes, nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history. Edsel is the founder and president of the monuments men foundation for the preservation of art, which received the 2007 national humanities medal under president george w. The true story of the monuments men history smithsonian.
Just as mentioned at the beginning of the book, edsel admitted to acquiring so much information on the monuments men and their efforts that he had to separate the discoveries and activities that took place in italy for another book. At the same time adolf hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and ho. Settling in florence seeing some of the great works, he wondered how all of the monuments and art treasures survived the devastation of world war ii. From babylon to america, the prophecy movie by school for prophets attila kakarott duration. Read the monuments men allied heroes, nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history by robert m. The monuments men true story vs movie george stout, james. Robert edsel talked about his book the monuments men. Allied heroes, nazi thieves and the greatest treasure hunt in history by robert m.
Monuments men by edsel, robert mexlibrary for sale online. Allied heroes, nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history 2009, a work of military nonfiction by robert m. Allied heroes, nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history pdf epub book. Army civil affairs division who today perform many of the duties of the monuments men of world war ii. Hollywood later developed the book into a major motion picture. Edsel is the author of the monuments men, in 2009, which is being adapted to a screenplay called monuments men, cowritten, directed and produced by george clooney and. Edsel is the bestselling author of saving italy, the monuments men and rescuing da vinci and coproducer of the awardwinning documentary film the rape of europa. Robert edsel with bret witter, read by jeremy davidson. Edsel is a well renowned american nonfiction author, businessman and tennis player. Edsel i nyt bestselling author i monuments men i about. Its mission focuses on restitution of missing art, and education and preservation of these heroes legacy. In 1996 he moved to europe to pursue his interests in the arts.
Robert edsel began his career in the oil and gas exploration business. In fact i have written a third book called saving italy, but monuments men is in the sub title. The monuments men by robert edsel, bret witter, jeremy davidson. Allied heroes, nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history edsel, robert m. Edsel is also the coproducer of the awardwinning documentary film, the rape of europa. Overall, we felt like the book had amazing details and we were in awe at the extensive research that robert edsel did in preparation for the book. After living in florence for five years, he now resides in robert m. The story of robert edsel, author of the monuments men the movie based on the book is in theaters on february 7 is almost as storied as the subjects of his book men who saved millions of. The film is loosely based on the nonfiction book the monuments men. Robert edsel has written four books, published two others, coproduced the emmynominated documentary film the rape of europa, consulted with george clooney on his film production, the.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the monuments men. Watch the monuments men movie trailer for the film starring george clooney, matt damon, cate blanchett and john goodman. Allied heroes, nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history, which academy award recipient george clooney adapted into a feature film in 2014. Robert edsel has written four books, published two others, coproduced the emmynominated documentary film the rape of europa, consulted with george clooney on his film production, the monuments men, based on his second book, and has served as the executive producer and onair host of an acclaimed television series, hunting nazi treasure. Undermanned, undersupplied and with virtually no authority, the monuments men and women faced bullets, bombs and nazi booby traps to rescue works by rembrandt, da vinci, vermeer, michelangelo and more. Since 2016, robert edsel has donated his time to meet with men and women in uniform serving in the u. The author is a gifted story teller that helps give each monument man or woman a distinct personality and character. Edsel, with bret witter, takes the reader into the world war ii war theater through. Bret witter is a book editor and professional writer. Edsel with bret witter, explores the efforts soldiers and civilians made to protect art, heritage, and treasures from disappearing during wwii. Edsel with bret witter, explores the efforts soldiers and.