{"product_id":"9781599951508_the-monuments-men","title":"The Monuments Men","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe book that serves as the basis for the acclaimed George Clooney major motion picture, \u003ci\u003eThe Monuments Men.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Fuhrer had begun cataloguing the art he planned to collect as well as the art he would destroy: \"degenerate\" works he despised. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In a race against time, behind enemy lines, often unarmed, a special force of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others, called the Monuments Men, risked their lives scouring Europe to prevent the destruction of thousands of years of culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Focusing on the eleven-month period between D-Day and V-E Day, this fascinating account follows six Monuments Men and their impossible mission to save the world's great art from the Nazis. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert M Edsel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40701377708081,"sku":"9781599951508","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9781599951508.jpg?v=1780470948","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9781599951508_the-monuments-men","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}