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  • Similarly, Acts and Monuments is a collection of writings, often by the martyrs themselves, that testifies to persecution in such a way as to demand revenge in the after life.

    The State of Things: Olaudah Equiano and the Volatile Politics of Heterocosmic Desire 2006

  • Robert Edsel and contributor Bret Witter have put together a monumental no pun intended book entitled The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History that paints a vastly different picture of the war than has been seen before.

    2010 February 11 « worlds in a grain of sand 2010

  • Robert Edsel and contributor Bret Witter have put together a monumental no pun intended book entitled The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History that paints a vastly different picture of the war than has been seen before.

    The Monuments Men « worlds in a grain of sand 2010

  • We need to understand the role of the men and women of 13 nations, known as Monuments Men/staff of the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives units.

    Archive 2009-01-01 Hels 2009

  • We need to understand the role of the men and women of 13 nations, known as Monuments Men/staff of the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives units.

    Stolen Art Identified Hels 2009

  • The story concerns the mass looting of Europe's patrimony by the Nazis, followed by the historic achievements of the so-called Monuments Men, the mostly American (and British) officers who recovered and repatriated so much of the theft at war's end.

    A Monumental Hunt for Treasure 2008

  • Edsel is the author of two books on the so-called Monuments Men, a group from 13 nations who worked to protect precious artifacts from destruction during the war and after the war worked to return works stolen by the Nazis to their rightful owners.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • Edsel is the author of two books on the so-called Monuments Men, a group from 13 nations who worked to protect precious artifacts from destruction during the war and after the war worked to return works stolen by the Nazis to their rightful owners.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • Edsel is the author of two books on the so-called Monuments Men, a group from 13 nations who worked to protect precious artifacts from destruction during the war and after the war worked to return works stolen by the Nazis to their rightful owners.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

  • The race, which has been carried out since 1896, is one of the five so-called Monuments of Cycling.

    Bicycle.net | Attitude is Everything editor 2010

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