![]() I know the movie didn't get great reviews, but it did bring to light a fantastic and hopeful story. ![]() I'll never again visit a museum without thinking about this book and the movie made from it. This book is fascinating! These people and their mission make for a "you couldn't make these things up", true and suspenseful story. Is any work of art worth a human life? Should military decisions include an attempt to preserve important cultural sites and works of art? These are questions well worth our consideration and "The Monuments Men" offers a terrific argument about why the answer should be "yes"! It was important in the past and should be in the future. ![]() This book acknowledges that, but it also asks an important question about the role of art in the identity of nations. And, understandably perhaps, that story has been the focus of most books and movies about WWII. ![]() There are many stories of inspiration from WWII, and I think this ranks with the very best of them! It's the story of how we nearly lost most of the great and irreplaceable treasures of Western culture - and why that would have been a tragedy of unthinkable magnitude. If you have ever been to or wanted to visit any of the great museums of the world, then you should read this and marvel! It's a great book, but the real marvel is that we have never heard of this endeavor before. ![]()
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