The WWII-Era Heroics of the Real-Life Monuments Men
During World War II, a group of unlikely heroes emerged who were dedicated to preserving the world’s cultural heritage. Known as the “Monuments Men,” this…
How The Work of the US ‘Monuments Men’ Was Undone By The Bavarian government
In World War II, a small unit of art historians served on the front line with American troops. They weren’t there to fight but to…
The Real Monuments Men – Rescuing Priceless Artworks During And After WWII
The recent recovery of three priceless paintings, stolen from the villa of Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma in Camaiore by the Nazi’s in 1944, made a…
Ghost Army may get Congressional Gold Medal
Two lawmakers are looking to recognize the American soldiers who used inflatable tanks and sound effects to fool the Nazis in World War II. They…
THE MONUMENTS MEN – Film Review by Mark Barnes
Billed as an action comedy, this film has been fairly mullered by film reviewers for having not a lot of either going on in close…
Ronald Balfour: The Monuments Men’s Missing Character
Relatives of Ronald Balfour are enraged that George Clooney missed the British historian in his coming WWII movie The Monuments Men; he was one of…
The Monuments Men: A New Campaign To Find Lost Art
Between 1945 and 1951, nearly 5 million works of art and other cultural objects stolen by the Nazis have been found and returned by Monuments…
Art Reflects Life: “Monuments Men” to Recent Munich Art Loot Discovery
It is the prime example of art imitating life, or vice versa — the recent discovery of about 1,400 art masterpieces among rotten foods in…
George Clooney’s ‘The Monuments Men’ showing moved to 2014
“The Monuments Men”, a film which is about the recovery of looted artworks and other treasures during and after World War II and is…