Treasures Of War

Author : Canadian Museum of Civilization,Frank Corcoran,Victor Rabinovitch
Publisher : Canadian Museum of History
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Antiques
ISBN : 0660199157

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Treasures from the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the Canadian War Museum by Canadian Museum of Civilization,Frank Corcoran,Victor Rabinovitch Pdf

The "ancestors" of the Museum of Civilization and the War Museum began collecting precious objects more than 150 years ago. Now, with some 4,000,000 artifacts and specimens to choose from it is not surprising that the several hundred selected for this book will resonate with many readers. These great objects are a window on our world: the last Red Ensign that flew over Parliament Hill while a fiery debate raged below; the revolver found in the pocket of a man later hanged for the assassination of one of the Fathers of Confederation; a gift that Charles De Gaulle never got; or medals and memorabilia from Canada's military heroes in various theatres of war. Among the artifacts featured are outstanding examples of ethnographic regalia, archaeological specimens, as well as objects fashioned from gold, silver, bronze and ivory that would be standouts in any national collection. All of these come from Canada's largest and most popular museum. The artifacts are beautifully photographed and vividly explained in brief articles. The life work of these two great museums are also described in the introductory narrative.

Author : Don Stewart Nimmons
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2003-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781591604600

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Treasures of War by Don Stewart Nimmons Pdf

Author : Bao Ninh
Publisher : Random House
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448105595

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The Sorrow of War by Bao Ninh Pdf

Kien’s job is to search the Jungle of Screaming Souls for corpses. He knows the area well – this was where, in the dry season of 1969, his battalion was obliterated by American napalm and helicopter gunfire. Kien was one of only ten survivors. This book is his attempt to understand the eleven years of his life he gave to a senseless war. Based on true experiences of Bao Ninh and banned by the communist party, this novel is revered as the ‘All Quiet on the Western Front for our era’.

Author : Diana Reed Morris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0463113349

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Treasures of War by Diana Reed Morris Pdf

Author : Kenneth D. Alford
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2003-04-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780306820908

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Nazi Plunder by Kenneth D. Alford Pdf

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.

Author : Dean Frederick Oliver,Laura Brandon,Canadian Museum of Civilization,Canadian War Museum
Publisher : Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Art
ISBN : NYPL:33433016229928

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Canvas of War by Dean Frederick Oliver,Laura Brandon,Canadian Museum of Civilization,Canadian War Museum Pdf

During the First and Second World Wars some of Canada's finest artists were commissioned to capture history in the making. This superb book weaves 110 full-colour, seldom-seen images, works produced on the battlefield, with archival photographs and an evocative text.

Author : Donald Kladstrup,Petie Kladstrup
Publisher : Crown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2002-06-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780767913256

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Wine and War by Donald Kladstrup,Petie Kladstrup Pdf

The remarkable untold story of France’s courageous, clever vinters who protected and rescued the country’s most treasured commodity from German plunder during World War II. "To be a Frenchman means to fight for your country and its wine." –Claude Terrail, owner, Restaurant La Tour d’Argent In 1940, France fell to the Nazis and almost immediately the German army began a campaign of pillaging one of the assets the French hold most dear: their wine. Like others in the French Resistance, winemakers mobilized to oppose their occupiers, but the tale of their extraordinary efforts has remained largely unknown–until now. This is the thrilling and harrowing story of the French wine producers who undertook ingenious, daring measures to save their cherished crops and bottles as the Germans closed in on them. Wine and War illuminates a compelling, little-known chapter of history, and stands as a tribute to extraordinary individuals who waged a battle that, in a very real way, saved the spirit of France.

Author : Frank Lee Holt
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780199950966

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The Treasures of Alexander the Great by Frank Lee Holt Pdf

War, the most profitable economic activity in the ancient world, transferred wealth violently from the vanquished to the victor. Invasions, massacres, confiscations, deportations, the sacking of cities, and the selling of survivors into slavery all redistributed property with epic consequences for kings and commoners alike. The most notable example occurred in the late fourth century BC, when Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire. For all of its savagery, this invasion has generally been heralded as a positive economic event for all concerned. Even those harshly critical of the king today tend to praise his plundering of Persia as a means of liberating the moribund resources of the East. To test that popular interpretation, this book investigates the kinds and quantities of treasure seized by the Macedonian king, from gold and silver to land and slaves. It reveals what became of the king's wealth, and what Alexander's redistribution of these vast resources can tell us about his much-disputed policies and personality.

Author : Robert M. Edsel
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393240450

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Saving Italy: The Race to Rescue a Nation's Treasures from the Nazis by Robert M. Edsel Pdf

From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Monuments Men "An astonishing account of a little-known American effort to save Italy's…art during World War II."—Tom Brokaw When Hitler’s armies occupied Italy in 1943, they also seized control of mankind’s greatest cultural treasures. As they had done throughout Europe, the Nazis could now plunder the masterpieces of the Renaissance, the treasures of the Vatican, and the antiquities of the Roman Empire. On the eve of the Allied invasion, General Dwight Eisenhower empowered a new kind of soldier to protect these historic riches. In May 1944 two unlikely American heroes—artist Deane Keller and scholar Fred Hartt—embarked from Naples on the treasure hunt of a lifetime, tracking billions of dollars of missing art, including works by Michelangelo, Donatello, Titian, Caravaggio, and Botticelli. With the German army retreating up the Italian peninsula, orders came from the highest levels of the Nazi government to transport truckloads of art north across the border into the Reich. Standing in the way was General Karl Wolff, a top-level Nazi officer. As German forces blew up the magnificent bridges of Florence, General Wolff commandeered the great collections of the Uffizi Gallery and Pitti Palace, later risking his life to negotiate a secret Nazi surrender with American spymaster Allen Dulles. Brilliantly researched and vividly written, the New York Times bestselling Saving Italy brings readers from Milan and the near destruction of The Last Supper to the inner sanctum of the Vatican and behind closed doors with the preeminent Allied and Axis leaders: Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and Churchill; Hitler, Göring, and Himmler. An unforgettable story of epic thievery and political intrigue, Saving Italy is a testament to heroism on behalf of art, culture, and history.

Author : Lynn H. Nicholas
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009-12-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307739728

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The Rape of Europa by Lynn H. Nicholas Pdf

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award The real story behind the major motion picture The Monuments Men. The cast of characters includes Hitler and Goering, Gertrude Stein and Marc Chagall--not to mention works by artists from Leonardo da Vinci to Pablo Picasso. And the story told in this superbly researched and suspenseful book is that of the Third Reich's war on European culture and the Allies' desperate effort to preserve it. From the Nazi purges of "Degenerate Art" and Goering's shopping sprees in occupied Paris to the perilous journey of the Mona Lisa from Paris and the painstaking reclamation of the priceless treasures of liberated Italy, The Rape of Europa is a sweeping narrative of greed, philistinism, and heroism that combines superlative scholarship with a compelling drama.

Author : Bill Shea
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1495183629

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The STORIES BEHIND the TREASURES of WORLD WAR II by Bill Shea Pdf

Author : Robert M. Edsel
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-29
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781338251319

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The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History: The Story of the Monuments Men (Scholastic Focus) by Robert M. Edsel Pdf

Robert M. Edsel brings the story of his #1 NYT bestseller for adults The Monuments Men to young readers for the first time in this dynamic, narrative nonfiction project packed with photos. Robert M. Edsel, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Monuments Men, brings this story to young readers for the first time in a sweeping, dynamic adventure detailing history's greatest treasure hunt.As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History recounts the astonishing true story of 11 men and one woman who risked their lives amidst the bloodshed of World War II to preserve churches, libraries, monuments, and works of art that for centuries defined the heritage of Western civilization. As the war raged, these American and British volunteers -- museum curators, art scholars and educators, architects, archivists, and artists, known as the Monuments Men -- found themselves in a desperate race against time to locate and save the many priceless treasures and works of art stolen by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.

Author : W.C. Jameson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781493040766

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Lost and Buried Treasures of the Civil War by W.C. Jameson Pdf

The most compelling and exciting tales of lost and buried treasures associated with the Civil War have been collected, extensively researched and investigated, and are included in this entertaining book from one of America's foremost treasure hunters.

Author : Julie L. Holcomb
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781538118566

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Exploring the American Civil War through 50 Historic Treasures by Julie L. Holcomb Pdf

Exploring the American Civil War through 50 Historic Treasures brings together historic objects, documents, artwork, and the natural and built environments to tell the full story of this important event in American history. The American Civil War still matters. It matters because the war—its causes and its consequences— continue to influence America as a nation. At its core, the Civil War was about slavery. Began as a fight to secure the future of slavery, the Civil War resulted instead in the abolition of slavery. The complex racial issues at its core, however, remain with us today. Exploring the American Civil War through 50 Historic Treasures begins with the causes of the war, examining objects that tell the story of slavery and its expansion in the nineteenth century. Cultural treasures representing the war years explore the battlefield and the homefront and the men and women caught up in the war as well the ways in which the scale of the war forced technological innovations. Given the centrality of slavery, race, and emancipation in the story of the Civil War, one section presents objects that detail how free and enslaved blacks transformed the war effort and were in turn transformed by the war. In the final section, the historic treasures trace the ongoing impact of the war, including the dramatic increase in the removal of Confederate monuments in the summer of 2020. Each object's story is detailed with color photos that draw readers into the story of the American Civil War. Many of these objects appear here in print for the first time.

Author : Jovan Hutton Pulitzer,Commander Pulitzer,National Treasure National Treasure Society,Cacheology Society Cacheology Society of America,Cacheology Society Cacheology Society and Institute of the United Kingdom
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1497344131

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Commander's War Time Treasures by Jovan Hutton Pulitzer,Commander Pulitzer,National Treasure National Treasure Society,Cacheology Society Cacheology Society of America,Cacheology Society Cacheology Society and Institute of the United Kingdom Pdf

They Stole It, and Now YOU CAN FIND IT and KEEP They Stole It, and Now YOU CAN FIND IT and KEEP MILLIONS! Is there VAST WAR TIME TREASURE across the world that has been stashed and forgotten by War Criminals and Ruthless Dictators? The answer is YES! Can a person learn HOW and WHERE to find hidden and lost MILLIONS? The answer is YES! Can anyone learn and use the techniques and skills use by Professional Cacheologists (Treasure Hunters) to find Lost War Time Treasures? The answer, again, is YES! Then buy this book and follow the steps for Treasure Hunting success, and then go out and FIND YOUR FORTUNE! There are MILLIONS of dollars in War Time Treasures and War Criminal stashes out there waiting to be discovered and recovered. Best of all, it is likely to be PURE GOLD and not paper currency. $1,000,000 in stolen by War Criminals during times of war is now worth over $75,000,000 (yes that's $75 Million) at today's gold prices. Simple math tells you that a $13,000 heist as recent as 1945, is worth over ONE MILLION DOLLARS in today's society. NOW, more than ever, IT PAYS to go looking for and finding Hidden, Stolen and Lost Millions. But where does one begin? Commander will show you! Commander of the World's Top Professional Treasure Hunting Team, TreasureForce will not only tell you where to look, but shares with you his PROVEN 3x3x3 Treasure Research, Recon and Recovery System. Read fascinating stories about the gold, loot, jewels and banknotes hidden and never recovered by War Criminals, Dictators and invading forces around the globe. Each story is true, authentic and factual, and will give you the key facts and details you need to put your own detective skills to work for you - FINDING YOUR FORTUNE #JovanHuttonPulitzer