The Plunder of Europe: the Fate of Western Art Treasures in World War Ii
About This Novel
Through a large number of interviews and rich archival materials, the author of this book explains in detail the Nazi looters' plundering of European art treasures before and after World War II, and also shows readers the details of the Allies' efforts to rescue these works of art. This book uses a compact plot to describe the Nazis' purge of "degenerate art", the high-ranking Nazi officials' art buying sprees in occupied countries, and the Nazis' ruthless seizure of Jewish-owned artworks; it also tells the story of museum staff in various European countries when faced with the threat of looting and bombing. The story goes through every possible means to transfer and protect artworks and the preservation of artworks by monuments rescue officers; it tells the process of recovery and return of public and private collections by all parties after the war; it depicts the art competition between Hitler, Goering, and art dealers, as well as the game between Allied rescue officers and people from all parties. After the book was published, it was well received and won the National Book Critics Circle Award. The book was later adapted into the documentary "The Rape of Europa".
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Official(3)Scraped 7d ago
Regarding treasures, the only outcome that can be imagined in a war is to break them into pieces. Fortunately, there are some that can predict the next outcome, and those that are hidden in advance can be perfectly preserved, but they all have the same ending.
It can only be said that there are a lot of treasures left behind, and they are all in other countries, so there are various treasures being bought and sold, or thefts have occurred, and most of them are for money so that they can increase the price very much. It is outrageous that it is really something from your own country, but it still needs to be bought by other countries.
Very few of a country's treasures can survive the war. Some may have been taken away from the victorious country, but some were destroyed by the war. Anyway, there aren't many left.
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Official(3)Scraped 7d ago
Regarding treasures, the only outcome that can be imagined in a war is to break them into pieces. Fortunately, there are some that can predict the next outcome, and those that are hidden in advance can be perfectly preserved, but they all have the same ending.
It can only be said that there are a lot of treasures left behind, and they are all in other countries, so there are various treasures being bought and sold, or thefts have occurred, and most of them are for money so that they can increase the price very much. It is outrageous that it is really something from your own country, but it still needs to be bought by other countries.
Very few of a country's treasures can survive the war. Some may have been taken away from the victorious country, but some were destroyed by the war. Anyway, there aren't many left.
