First published in 2013 by Lund Humphries. "Art and the Second World War is the first book in English to provide a comprehensive and detailed international overview of the complex and often disturbing ...
Forms a companion to the revised catalogue of First World War works of art published [1963].--cf. p. v. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=liball ...
Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives (MFAA) division and American soldiers recovering looted paintings from Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany during World War II (via National Archives) The greatest ...
PHILADELPHIA — When war broke out in Europe in August 1914, the United States declared neutrality. President Woodrow Wilson feared that entering the conflict would cause civil unrest at home as many ...
When Capt. Art Palmer, 103, talks about his war years, he leans forward in his chair, his voice intensifies, and his hands fidget, like he’s back in combat. His memory seems uncommonly clear for his ...
The sky filled with cannon explosions and artillery rounds pounded the ground, churning the battlefield earth and killing soldiers. Nearby, George Ostrom sketched the scene before him — the opening ...
On the eve of Japan's invasion of China in the early 1930s, a group of museum curators at the Forbidden City in Peking (now Beijing) gathered together and asked themselves: What would happen to the ...
World War II is one of the most significant events in human history. It claimed the lives of millions, devastated the economies of multiple countries, and forever changed life as we knew it. Its ...