Hitler's art thief : Hildebrand Gurlitt, the Nazis, and the looting of Europe's treasures
Record details
- ISBN: 9781466866829
- ISBN: 1250061091
- ISBN: 9781250061096
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Physical Description:
xiv, 386 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical table ; 25 cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-368) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Part I. The unmaking of the man -- New York, May 1944 -- At the beginning: Germany, 1907 -- From the Hague to Vienna -- Cause and effect -- War -- Gurlitt's struggle -- Peace -- Aftermath -- Weimar trembles -- Part II. Art and politics -- Rebels with a cause -- Hopes and dreams -- From New York to Zwickau -- The mysterious Mr. Kirchbach -- The root of evil -- Chameleons and crickets -- The first stolen lives -- Part III. World war and wilderness -- Chambers of horrors -- The four horsemen -- Tradecraft -- The treasure houses -- The posse years -- Swallowing the treasure -- Viau -- King Raffke -- Quick, the Allies are coming! -- Surrendered...or captured? -- Part IV. The stolen lives -- House arrest -- Under the microscope -- Düsseldorf -- Aftermath and Munich -- The lion tamer -- Feeding frenzy. |
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