The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History: The Story of the Monuments Men

During World War II, eleven men and one woman risk their lives to protect churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art. This account also follows a specialized Western Allied unit as it recovers artworks and cultural treasures stolen by the Nazis from public museums and private collections, many of them Jewish. Archival photographs, documents, and a glossary accompany the story of preserving and recovering cultural heritage amid wartime violence.