Operación Monumento - Edsel, Robert M; Witter, Bret
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This chronicle recounts a little-known passage in the history of the 20th century. It's an extraordinary odyssey undertaken by a group of men and women who, in the middle of World War II and during the first years of the postwar period, were commissioned to locate and rescue important works of art, including paintings by Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Van Dyck, and Vermeer, which had been stolen by the Nazis. The author relied on extensive research during which documents were consulted firsthand. The book has resulted in a 2014 film produced by, directed by, and starring George Clooney. Esta…mehr

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This chronicle recounts a little-known passage in the history of the 20th century. It's an extraordinary odyssey undertaken by a group of men and women who, in the middle of World War II and during the first years of the postwar period, were commissioned to locate and rescue important works of art, including paintings by Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Van Dyck, and Vermeer, which had been stolen by the Nazis. The author relied on extensive research during which documents were consulted firsthand. The book has resulted in a 2014 film produced by, directed by, and starring George Clooney. Esta crónica narra un pasaje poco conocido de la historia del siglo XX. Se trata de la extraordinaria odisea emprendida por un grupo de hombres y mujeres que, en plena Segunda Guerra Mundial y durante los primeros años de la posguerra, fueron comisionados para localizar y rescatar importantes obras de arte, incluidos cuadros de Miguel Ángel, Leonardo da Vinci, Van Dyck y Vermeer, las cuales habían sido robadas por los nazis. El autor se apoyó en una amplia investigación durante la cual consultó documentos de primera mano. El libro ha dado lugar a una producción fílmica producida, dirigida y protagonizada por George Clooney, con un gran elenco.
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Robert M. Edsel is a nonfiction writer, successful oil businessman, and the founder and president of the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art, which received the 2007 National Humanities Medal. He is the author of Rescuing Da Vinci and Saving Italy and the coproducer of the award-winning documentary The Rape of Europe. Bret Witter is the New York Times-bestselling author of Dewey, Dewey's Nine Lives, Until I Say Goodbye , and Until Tuesday.