The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History

by Robert M. Edsel | History |
ISBN: 0099567946 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Shahrun of Dagenham, Essex United Kingdom on 1/3/2015
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Journal Entry 1 by Shahrun from Dagenham, Essex United Kingdom on Saturday, January 3, 2015
This was an Xmas prezzie from my little sister. Looking forward to reading it.

Journal Entry 2 by Shahrun at Dagenham, Essex United Kingdom on Thursday, March 26, 2015
I discovered this book because I saw the film at the cinema last year (2014). I just had to read the book to get to the truth behind the film.

The truth is that a tiny group of men and women achieved the incredible, under the most bizzarely difficult of circumstances. It's just such a shame that a book written about such amazing events could be so bad. I really struggled to get through this book because it was so badly written, I simple didn't feel compelled to pick it up and read it. It was very repetitive. Which I reckon is because of two authors? Their input must have been edited separately, because I cannot believe one editor would not pick up on such a thing.

I also got rather confused by the jumping around of locations, people and art/monuments etc. It was hard to follow. There are lots of parts of the book where I think too much information was given. Then really surprising points where there was virtually none! Like the deaths of two of the 'Main Characters'!!! This book pretty much just focused on the American point of view. I do appreciate there must have been years of extensive research to write this book and the topic is really too big to be contained in one book. (I know there are two others, but I really don't think I can bring myself to plod through them.) I feel let down by this book. Such a shame.

Journal Entry 3 by Shahrun at Catford, Greater London United Kingdom on Saturday, February 10, 2018

Released 6 yrs ago (2/10/2018 UTC) at Catford, Greater London United Kingdom

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Gave to my brother in law for his reading pleasure.

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