from bgknighton

These men did an impossible job with too little support under difficult conditions. There was never enough time, supplies or support. But they did it. A true case of doing the right thing for the right reasons. We should learn from them. True men of the greatest generation.

from ouladybird2005

I give the Monuments Men 4 stars, mainly for content. I found this books actually very difficult to get started reading and I am a huge fan of historical nonfiction. Getting to know each of the men though and seeing each discovery being made actually made this book more readable and got me more i...

from Karlstar

An excellent story of the men involved in saving and recovering the lost and stolen art of Europe. This isn't a novel about combat, but about another side of the war, preserving the heritage of all of the people of Western Europe. This is much more indepth than the movie of the same name. I thoug...

from charlie68

When I first saw previews for the movie, and then subsequently read the book, my question going in, with all the tragedy and destruction of the Second World War, who cares about the saving of art work? Reading this book helped answer at least partially that question. The irony is that Hitler and ...

from LibraryCin

3.5 stars Adolf Hitler wanted to build a museum in Germany. He wanted to include the greatest works of art. During WWII, Hitler and the Nazis stole many works of art from all over Europe and stashed it in various places. There was a small group of soldiers who were tasked with finding those works...