The Rape of Europa, (Paperback)

from ewalrath

The PBS special from 2006 based on this book led me to read it. Thankfully, I'm in the midst of a WWII kick and I had just finished Crusade in Europe by Eisenhower so the utter lack of maps and coherent description of the Allies' progress through Europe only frustrated me rather than rendering th...

from moncrieff

A fascinating history of how the art treasures of Europe were plundered and restored around WWII

from ewalrath

The PBS special from 2006 based on this book led me to read it. Thankfully, I'm in the midst of a WWII kick and I had just finished Crusade in Europe by Eisenhower so the utter lack of maps and coherent description of the Allies' progress through Europe only frustrated me rather than rendering th...

from eowynfaramir

Very well written and engaging, for the most part. About one-third of the way through the book, I was struggling to keep focusing on the story--I think that was because the cast of characters is overwhelming, and it was hard to remember who these hundreds of people were. Once the Americans came o...

from EricCostello

I liked this book a great deal. For one thing, the author remembered to include copious illustrations, which is a must for a book of this kind. For another, I thought the presentation was cogent and coherent, no easy task when you consider that the transactions involved in this matter -- the whol...