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Author: Stephen L. Wynn Publisher: Dorrance Publishing ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 66
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February 2nd, 1994 was going to be a special day at the Apache/Tiwa Indian Reservation with the construction of two new Tribal Government buildings, until human remains were discovered at the construction site. Some of the skeletons looked like they could go back hundreds of years, bringing all construction to a halt. It was determined that this was an unmarked ancient burial ground. It was also found that one of the skeletons was considerably different from the others, aside from not being in the grave as long as the others, there was a bullet hole in the back of its skull. The remains were identified as being those of one Karl Altman, who, as records show, was a member of Adolph Hitler's inner circle from 1934 to 1945. He was also convicted of war crimes at the 1946 Nuremberg War Trials. FBI Agent Ryan Carter is assigned to this case to find out who killed Karl Altman and how his body ended up in an ancient Indian burial grounds 49 years after he disappeared. Ryan is also directed to meet with agents from MI6 British Intelligence and Italy's Vatican Papal Police Department, who have important Top-Secret information on Karl Altman, along with information on an unsolved and never-reported theft of one of the Vatican's most treasured possessions, leaving Ryan Carter to say, “WTF.” You can't make this story up. About the Author Stephen L. Wynn lives in Chisago City, Minnesota, is a member of a writer's group, enjoys reading murder mysteries, and enjoys writing during the long cold winter season.
Author: Stephen L. Wynn Publisher: Dorrance Publishing ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 66
Book Description
February 2nd, 1994 was going to be a special day at the Apache/Tiwa Indian Reservation with the construction of two new Tribal Government buildings, until human remains were discovered at the construction site. Some of the skeletons looked like they could go back hundreds of years, bringing all construction to a halt. It was determined that this was an unmarked ancient burial ground. It was also found that one of the skeletons was considerably different from the others, aside from not being in the grave as long as the others, there was a bullet hole in the back of its skull. The remains were identified as being those of one Karl Altman, who, as records show, was a member of Adolph Hitler's inner circle from 1934 to 1945. He was also convicted of war crimes at the 1946 Nuremberg War Trials. FBI Agent Ryan Carter is assigned to this case to find out who killed Karl Altman and how his body ended up in an ancient Indian burial grounds 49 years after he disappeared. Ryan is also directed to meet with agents from MI6 British Intelligence and Italy's Vatican Papal Police Department, who have important Top-Secret information on Karl Altman, along with information on an unsolved and never-reported theft of one of the Vatican's most treasured possessions, leaving Ryan Carter to say, “WTF.” You can't make this story up. About the Author Stephen L. Wynn lives in Chisago City, Minnesota, is a member of a writer's group, enjoys reading murder mysteries, and enjoys writing during the long cold winter season.
Author: Caroline Alexander Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 1426208146 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 244
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Presents a history of England from the departure of Roman forces in 450 A.D. to the Norman invasion of 1066, focusing on the gold and silver artifacts of the Staffordshire Hoard found in 2009 to highlight the events and art of the period.
Author: Kenneth D. Alford Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 0786480149 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 289
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Looting has long been recognized as one of the crimes committed by the Third Reich during World War II, a crime which stripped economic wealth and artistic treasures from the populations the Nazis terrorized. This historical text reveals the shocking extent of looting by Allied forces, exploring their thievery against the Germans and others. It follows the journey of the Hungarian Crown Treasure from a muddy oil drum in Austria to Fort Knox and back to Hungary, and discusses numerous lost treasures ranging from priceless art works to rare manuscripts, including the earliest known printing by the Gutenberg press.
Author: Lynn H. Nicholas Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0307739724 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 514
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Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award The real story behind the major motion picture The Monuments Men. The cast of characters includes Hitler and Goering, Gertrude Stein and Marc Chagall--not to mention works by artists from Leonardo da Vinci to Pablo Picasso. And the story told in this superbly researched and suspenseful book is that of the Third Reich's war on European culture and the Allies' desperate effort to preserve it. From the Nazi purges of "Degenerate Art" and Goering's shopping sprees in occupied Paris to the perilous journey of the Mona Lisa from Paris and the painstaking reclamation of the priceless treasures of liberated Italy, The Rape of Europa is a sweeping narrative of greed, philistinism, and heroism that combines superlative scholarship with a compelling drama.
Author: Kenneth D. Alford Publisher: Hachette UK ISBN: 0306820900 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 256
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World War II was the most devastating conflict in human history, but the tragedy did not end on the battlefields. During the war, Germany -- and, later, the Allies -- plundered Europe's historic treasures. Between 1939 and 1945, German armed forces roamed from Dunkirk to Stalingrad, looting gold, silver, currency, paintings and other works of art, coins, religious artifacts, and millions of books and other documents. The value of these items, many of which were irreplaceable, is estimated in the billions of dollars. The artwork alone, looted under Hitler's direction, exceeded the combined collections of the Metropolitan Museum, the British Museum, and the Louvre. As the war wound to its conclusion in 1945, occupying forces continued the looting. The story of these celebrated works of art and other vanished treasures -- and the mystery of where they went -- is a remarkable tale of greed, fraud, deceit, and treachery. Kenneth Alford's Nazi Plunder is the latest word on this fascinating subject.
Author: W. C. Jameson Publisher: ISBN: 9780931271946 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 143
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W.C. Jameson, an expert on treasure hunting, now turns his attention to Wyoming s lost fortunes. With his gift for storytelling, he relates intriguing legends and historical accounts of lost gold, buried payrolls, and hidden strongboxes. Jameson takes us on an adventure to the four corners of Wyoming to investigatae tehe Snake River Pothold Gold, the Hallelujah Gulch Robbery Loot, the Lost Treasure of Big Nose George, the Lost Cabin Gold Mine, and twelve other action packed tales. Jameson has written more than 60 books on treasure hunting and served as an advisor to Walt Disney Productions on the National Treasure movies starring Nicholas Cage. An amateur treasure hunter in Texas testified in court that he had found a multi-million dollar lost treasure by using only a copy of one of Jameson s books and Google Earth for directions.
Author: Robert M. Edsel Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company ISBN: 0393240452 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 491
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From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Monuments Men: "An astonishing account of a little-known American effort to save Italy's…art during World War II." —Tom Brokaw When Hitler’s armies occupied Italy in 1943, they also seized control of mankind’s greatest cultural treasures. As they had done throughout Europe, the Nazis could now plunder the masterpieces of the Renaissance, the treasures of the Vatican, and the antiquities of the Roman Empire. On the eve of the Allied invasion, General Dwight Eisenhower empowered a new kind of soldier to protect these historic riches. In May 1944 two unlikely American heroes—artist Deane Keller and scholar Fred Hartt—embarked from Naples on the treasure hunt of a lifetime, tracking billions of dollars of missing art, including works by Michelangelo, Donatello, Titian, Caravaggio, and Botticelli. With the German army retreating up the Italian peninsula, orders came from the highest levels of the Nazi government to transport truckloads of art north across the border into the Reich. Standing in the way was General Karl Wolff, a top-level Nazi officer. As German forces blew up the magnificent bridges of Florence, General Wolff commandeered the great collections of the Uffizi Gallery and Pitti Palace, later risking his life to negotiate a secret Nazi surrender with American spymaster Allen Dulles. Brilliantly researched and vividly written, the New York Times bestselling Saving Italy brings readers from Milan and the near destruction of The Last Supper to the inner sanctum of the Vatican and behind closed doors with the preeminent Allied and Axis leaders: Roosevelt, Eisenhower, and Churchill; Hitler, Göring, and Himmler. An unforgettable story of epic thievery and political intrigue, Saving Italy is a testament to heroism on behalf of art, culture, and history.
Author: Melanie Dobson Publisher: NavPress ISBN: 1496417356 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 416
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From the award-winning author of Catching the Wind, which Publishers Weekly called “unforgettable” and a “must-read,” comes another gripping time-slip novel about hidden treasure, a castle, and ordinary people who resisted evil in their own extraordinary way. The year is 1938, and as Hitler’s troops sweep into Vienna, Austrian Max Dornbach promises to help his Jewish friends hide their most valuable possessions from the Nazis, smuggling them to his family’s summer estate near the picturesque village of Hallstatt. He enlists the help of Annika Knopf, his childhood friend and the caretaker’s daughter, who is eager to help the man she’s loved her entire life. But when Max also brings Luzia Weiss, a young Jewish woman, to hide at the castle, it complicates Annika’s feelings and puts their entire plan—even their very lives—in jeopardy. Especially when the Nazis come to scour the estate and find both Luzia and the treasure gone. Eighty years later, Callie Randall is mostly content with her quiet life, running a bookstore with her sister and reaching out into the world through her blog. Then she finds a cryptic list in an old edition of Bambi that connects her to Annika’s story . . . and maybe to the long-buried story of a dear friend. As she digs into the past, Callie must risk venturing outside the safe world she’s built for a chance at answers, adventure, and maybe even new love.
Author: Stephen L. Wynn
Author: Stephen L. Wynn
Author: Caroline Alexander
Author: Kenneth D. Alford
Author: Lynn H. Nicholas
Author: Henry Adams La Farge
Author: Kenneth D. Alford
Author: W. C. Jameson
Author: Robert M. Edsel
Author: Melanie Dobson
Author: Priit Vesilind