Monuments Men
Posted by Bacon on November 13th, 2009 filed in Stories
I received an email the other day announcing a new book out called, “Monuments Men.” It tells the story of 345 people from thirteen different countries whose mission toward the end of WWII was to try to save the priceless art treasures that had been looted by the Nazis. It sound intriguing…
November 13th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Thank you! I will be picking this up today. I really enjoy all the almost forgotten smaller stories that fall in the cracks of history books. One of the reasons I’ve kept a set of encyclopedias from the late 1800s. Do you know how much civil war info is in these??? The war was only 40 years old when they were written!
Another great one is the story of the Airmen and the Headhunters. I saw that was on TV this week as well.
November 13th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
10 pages in and I”M HOOKED !
November 13th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
That’s a good enough endorsement for me. I’ll check it out too.
November 14th, 2009 at 9:50 am
I’ve hit a rough patch. It’s written with all the excitement of stereo instructions. HOWEVER, it directly mirrors the frustration and tediousness that the tiny group was going through trying to get up and running through the early campaigns of WWII, no orders, no supplies, no men, no rules, but all the burocracy that comes with dealing with the military- add being a joint force to that, and OH what a nightmare. If they can trudge through Southern Italty, then SO CAN I ! At least I have a hot shower and a warm bed.
November 15th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
I’ll be done by tonight. I’ll mail you my copy if you like.