A review by maryt0308
The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M. Edsel

4.0

This book is well worth reading. There were many dates and places that are difficult for me to remember, but ultimately the story of this small group of MFAA (Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives) men is very moving and needed to be told. They worked tirelessly to retrieve, repair, and return hundreds of thousands of works of art to their rightful countries of origin and their owners after the art was stolen by Hitler and other Nazis in the name of greed. Some of these Nazis were even determined that, if they were to lose World War 2, they would destroy the art rather than return it. Had the MFAA men not been so dedicated, an enormous amount of European culture would have been lost forever.