The Monuments Men Book is one great read that every art lover has to read at some point. This novel is set against the background of World War II during the period where the Nazis under Adolf Hitler, were planning to rob Europe of its art and in the process its entire culture. The plot is quite thrilling although one may feel like it gets off on a slow start. This should however not cause a book-lover from pursuing the story to its completion.
The plot of this read entails the plan by Adolf Hitler, otherwise known as the Fuehrer, to conquer the western world. Part of his plot included the destruction of the art, culture and history of Europe through capturing great art pieces in different locations. The items, which he thought of as degenerate, were to be completely destroyed by his armies.
Hitler had created a catalogue containing a god number of art pieces that he thought were offensive enough to be destroyed. He also set a time limit within which this goal was to be achieved and sent his armies to do the actual deed. Meanwhile, he was pursuing his campaign of conquering the western world.
The storyline gets even more captivating when a special unit is formed to rescue the art pieces earmarked for destruction by the Nazis. This team consisted certain British and American museum directors, curators and art historians who all came together to ensure that great art pieces were saved from the obsession of Hitler.
All members of this 7-man unit had to overcome lots of challenges in their quest to preserve the culture of Europe. Only courage and a passion for the arts motivated them in this mission. This commitment ought to be admired as it is not every day that people volunteer to risk their lived for a quest that is way beyond their ability.
A movie, going by the same title as the book yet to be released in February 2014, has been produced based on this novel. The cast of this production includes big names such as George Clooney, Matt Damon and even Cate Blanchet. With such names on the list, the film is almost guaranteed of becoming a big box office hit.
Book-lovers would tell you that there is no greater satisfaction than that which comes from reading a captivating bestseller and having to experience every detail come to life through your eyes. Movies may be captivating but they usually lack details that form the core of the story. Thus if one would like to experience the raw angle of any story, then the original novel should take precedence.
The review above only outlines the basic aspects of The Monuments Men Book. For you to get to experience everything that both the movie and the novel have to offer, you will have to get yourself a copy of either. In this way, you will get an opportunity to interact with the characters of the story at a personal level.
The plot of this read entails the plan by Adolf Hitler, otherwise known as the Fuehrer, to conquer the western world. Part of his plot included the destruction of the art, culture and history of Europe through capturing great art pieces in different locations. The items, which he thought of as degenerate, were to be completely destroyed by his armies.
Hitler had created a catalogue containing a god number of art pieces that he thought were offensive enough to be destroyed. He also set a time limit within which this goal was to be achieved and sent his armies to do the actual deed. Meanwhile, he was pursuing his campaign of conquering the western world.
The storyline gets even more captivating when a special unit is formed to rescue the art pieces earmarked for destruction by the Nazis. This team consisted certain British and American museum directors, curators and art historians who all came together to ensure that great art pieces were saved from the obsession of Hitler.
All members of this 7-man unit had to overcome lots of challenges in their quest to preserve the culture of Europe. Only courage and a passion for the arts motivated them in this mission. This commitment ought to be admired as it is not every day that people volunteer to risk their lived for a quest that is way beyond their ability.
A movie, going by the same title as the book yet to be released in February 2014, has been produced based on this novel. The cast of this production includes big names such as George Clooney, Matt Damon and even Cate Blanchet. With such names on the list, the film is almost guaranteed of becoming a big box office hit.
Book-lovers would tell you that there is no greater satisfaction than that which comes from reading a captivating bestseller and having to experience every detail come to life through your eyes. Movies may be captivating but they usually lack details that form the core of the story. Thus if one would like to experience the raw angle of any story, then the original novel should take precedence.
The review above only outlines the basic aspects of The Monuments Men Book. For you to get to experience everything that both the movie and the novel have to offer, you will have to get yourself a copy of either. In this way, you will get an opportunity to interact with the characters of the story at a personal level.
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