Nazi Plunder

Nazi Plunder
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Publisher : Hachette UK
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 9780306820908
ISBN-13 : 0306820900
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Book Synopsis Nazi Plunder by : Kenneth D. Alford

Download or read book Nazi Plunder written by Kenneth D. Alford and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2003-04-03 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World War II was the most devastating conflict in human history, but the tragedy did not end on the battlefields. During the war, Germany -- and, later, the Allies -- plundered Europe's historic treasures. Between 1939 and 1945, German armed forces roamed from Dunkirk to Stalingrad, looting gold, silver, currency, paintings and other works of art, coins, religious artifacts, and millions of books and other documents. The value of these items, many of which were irreplaceable, is estimated in the billions of dollars. The artwork alone, looted under Hitler's direction, exceeded the combined collections of the Metropolitan Museum, the British Museum, and the Louvre. As the war wound to its conclusion in 1945, occupying forces continued the looting. The story of these celebrated works of art and other vanished treasures -- and the mystery of where they went -- is a remarkable tale of greed, fraud, deceit, and treachery. Kenneth Alford's Nazi Plunder is the latest word on this fascinating subject.


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