Art looting, destruction, and protection during World War II : Other Countries
Library Profile
England
- A British Art Historian and Collector Monuments Man: Douglas CooperU.S. National Archives blog
- Sir Hilary Jenkinson of the Public Record Office: An Archivist Monuments ManU.S. National Archives blog
- Sir Charles Leonard Woolley-The Background and Early Activities of an Unlikely Monuments ManU.S. National Archives blog
- The monuments men : Allied heros, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in historyEdsel, Robert M. and Bret Witter. The monuments men: Allied heroes, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history. New York: Center Street, 2009.
- Rescuing da Vinci: Hitler and the Nazis stole Europe’s great art: America and her Allies recovered itEdsel, Robert M. Rescuing da Vinci: Hitler and the Nazis stole Europe’s great art: America and her Allies recovered it. Dallas, TX: Laurel Publishing, LLC, 2006.
France
- Defending national treasures: French art and heritage under Vichy.Karlsgodt, Elizabeth Campbell. Defending national treasures: French art and heritage under Vichy. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2011.
- The lost masters : World War II and the looting of Europe's treasure housesHarclerode, Peter and Brendan Pittaway. The lost masters: World War II and the looting of Europe’s treasure houses. New York : Welcome Rain Publishers, 2000.
- The lost museumFeliciano, Hector. The lost museum: the Nazi conspiracy to steal the world’s greatest works of art. New York : BasicBooks, c1997.
- Rescuing da Vinci: Hitler and the Nazis stole Europe’s great art: America and her Allies recovered itEdsel, Robert M. Rescuing da Vinci: Hitler and the Nazis stole Europe’s great art: America and her Allies recovered it. Dallas, TX: Laurel Publishing, LLC, 2006.
- The rape of Europa: the fate of Europe’s treasures in the Third Reich and Second World WarNicholas, Lynn H. The rape of Europa: the fate of Europe’s treasures in the Third Reich and Second World War. New York: Knopf, 1994.
Poland
- Karol Estreicher: The Polish Monuments ManU.S. National Archives blog
- The rape of Europa: the fate of Europe’s treasures in the Third Reich and Second World WarNicholas, Lynn H. The rape of Europa: the fate of Europe’s treasures in the Third Reich and Second World War. New York: Knopf, 1994.
- Rescuing da Vinci : Hitler and the Nazis stole Europe's great art : America and her Allies recovered itEdsel, Robert M. Rescuing da Vinci: Hitler and the Nazis stole Europe’s great art: America and her Allies recovered it. Dallas, TX: Laurel Publishing, LLC, 2006.
Featured Title
The Rape of EuropaNicholas, Lynn H. The rape of Europa: the fate of Europe’s treasures in the Third Reich and Second World War. New York: Knopf, 1994.
The author describes the Nazi campaign against “degenerate” art and their organized looting of occupied Europe. She also writes about the Allied efforts to coordinate protection of European cultural heritage, the first time an effort had been attempted in human history. The cover image shows the Louvre in 1941 emptied of its paintings with only the frames remaining. The artwork had been moved to storage sites throughout France for its protection. This situation was repeated in other European and Russian cities as curators rushed to protect artwork from destruction.