Book Discussion: The Monuments Men

The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History, by Robert M. Edsel will be led by Marion Amdursky. In the 11-month period between D-Day and V-E Day, a special force of American and British art experts risked their lives to save thousands of years of culture from Hitler's determination to destroy what he called "degenerate" art. Now a George Clooney film, The Monuments Men explores an "impossible mission to save the world's great art from the Nazis," according to Amazon.com.