The Legend Of The Monuments Men Book

By Sonya Riley


Our history defines who we are and the things we have accomplished for the past hundred years. In fact, one historical work that shapes the minds of the readers would have to be the Monuments Men book by Robert M. Edsel. As someone who is passionate about art and culture, he has successfully told the secret of some heroic tales during the world war.

As the published work of Edsel have grown interest among readers, a movie version for this is intended to be released later in December. The film is starred by veteran and winning actors like Matt Damon, John Goodman and Bill Murray. The other good part about this film is that the director is George Clooney.

Somehow, this book was based from true events during the WWII that was held just left untold until the making of the movie. This was about the efforts of a prestigious organization called the Monuments, Fine Arts and Architecture which is a division of the US military. It was composed of amazing individuals from various expertise of curators, historians and educators.

This inspiring story serve as an instrument for the younger generation who may know little about history. As this is from true events, reading this will make people see what the world was like during the war with the Nazis. More importantly, they get to learn the heroic deeds done by the monuments men to save precious treasures.

These monuments men are definitely heroes in their own way as they have acquired tons of these artifacts which are stolen by the ruler Hitler. This process may not be easy at all since they have undergone a lot of struggles just to get them back. Moreover, this quest eventually became one of the greatest treasure hunts known in history.

The war did not only caused crumbled infrastructures but also brought ruins in every person living during that time. It may seem that their hopes and aspirations were shattered as this could have been very traumatic. In addition, each person may have its own version of boulevard of broken dreams waiting to be told to the public.

Through the efforts made by the MFAA plus with the works of extraordinary individuals, they sure save history. Instead of living in fear and hiding underground, they fight for their lives in protecting essential treasures that have shaped civilization. Moreover, the people today are even very thankful for saving a masterpiece of Da Vinci or Michelangelo.

What is even more amazing is that the Monuments Men Foundation was formulated in honor of their service to art preservation. More importantly, this organization is in honor of those brave souls who fought hard to won over such historical artifacts. The mission did not actually end as more treasures are still left to be discovered.

The legend told in the Monuments Men book is very exceptional and Robert Edsel have effectively spread its message. With thousands of historic items discovered, the fact remains that another thousands are still missing and gone from destruction. And in this line, the quest for these lost treasures continue onwards for the next generation.




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