by Robert M. Edsel · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070453818
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«Monuments Men» is the historical essay by Robert M. Edsel, published by Gallimard in paperback (628 pages, in French).
During the Second World War, a group of Allied curators, architects and art historians tried to protect European heritage and recover works looted by the Nazis. The book follows several of its members, including Rose Valland, and travels from Normandy to the mines and castles of Bavaria where the treasures were hidden.
Non-fiction work originally published in English in 2009; the French translation is by Marie Boudewyn. This paperback edition in the Folio collection published by Gallimard dates from 2014.
Suitable for readers interested in the Second World War, art history and cultural heritage rescue missions.
Robert Morse Edsel is an American businessman and author. He has written five non-fiction books: Rescuing Da Vinci (2006); The Monuments Men (2007); Saving Italy (2013); The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History (2019); and Remember Us (2025). A film based on his book, The Monuments Men, directed by and starring George Clooney, was released in February 2014.
