Saving Mona Lisa : the battle to protect the Louvre and its treasures from the Nazis

Summary: In 1939, curators at the Louvre nestled the world's most famous painting into a special red velvet-lined case and spirited her away to the Loire Valley. As the Germans neared Paris in 1940, the French raced to move the masterpieces again and again during the war. Throughout the German occupation, the Louvre's staff fought to keep the priceless treasures out of enemy hands, often risking their lives to protect the country's artistic heritage. This is their tale.

Item details

ISBN: 9781785784453
ISBN: 1785784455
ISBN: 9781785784163
ISBN: 1785784161
Physical Description: print
xix, 377 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Publisher: London : Icon Books Ltd, 2018.
Copyright: ©2014

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Includes index. Originally published: New York: Heliopa Press, 2014.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [331]-370).
Formatted Contents Note:	Part I: From war to war - Fall 1187 to Summer 1938 -- Protecting Paris, protecting art -- World War I -- Drums of another war -- Part II: Into exile - Fall 1938 to Spring 1940 -- Final Preparations -- How to move a masterpiece -- Chambord -- Cheverny -- Courtalain -- Valencay -- Part III: Exodus, art And occupiers - Spring 1940 to Fall 1942 -- Exodus -- Debacle -- Occupiers with an eye for art -- Loc-Dieu Abbey -- Valencay at war -- Paris -- Montauban, 1941 -- Chateau de Sourches -- Montauban, 1942 -- Part IV: New borders, New battles - November 1942 to December 1943 -- Insincere intentions -- Chateau de Montal -- A Chateau Life -- Resistance -- Thieves and spies -- From heaven and earth -- Friends and enemies -- Part V: Dange, hope and freedom - January 1944 to August 1944 -- Cat and mouse -- Rough road toward freedom -- Insurrection -- Retreat and retribution -- Liberation -- Part VI: Homecoming - August 1944 to October 1947 -- Last echoes of war -- Coming home.

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Musée du Louvre History 20th century
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German Occupation of France (1940-1945)
World War (1939-1945)
Art treasures in war France History 20th century
World War, 1939-1945 Art and the war
Cultural property Protection France History 20th century
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