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Author
Series
Reconstructing America volume no. 10
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
10) The Perfect Horse: the daring U.S. mission to rescue the priceless stallions kidnapped by the Nazis
Author
Language
English
Description
In the chaotic last days of World War II, a small troop of American soldiers captures a German spy and learns that on a secret farm behind enemy lines, Hitler has stockpiled the world's finest purebred horses in order to breed the perfect military machine -- an equine master race. But with the starving Russian army closing in, the animals are in imminent danger of being slaughtered for food. With only hours to spare, one of the U.S. Army's last great...
11) 1945
Publisher
Menemsha Films
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Hungarian
Description
"On a summer day in 1945, an Orthodox man and his grown son return to a village in Hungary while the villagers prepare for the wedding of the town clerk's son. The townspeople-- suspicious, remorseful, fearful, and cunning-- expect the worst and behave accordingly. The town clerk fears the men may be heirs of the village's deported Jews and expects them to demand their illegally acquired property back"--Container.
12) The black sun
Author
Series
Tom Kirk volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
In the aftermath of several bizarre crimes, Tom Kirk follows an elaborate trail of clues laid by SS secret agents throughout America and Europe in the final days of Nazi Germany that are believed to lead to a fabled treasure.
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When Nazis looked to flee Europe with stolen art, gems, and gold in tow, certain "neutral" countries were all too willing to assist them. By the end of January 1945, it was clear to Germany that the war was lost. The Third Reich was in freefall, and its leaders, apart from those clustered around Hitler in his Berlin bunker, sought to abscond before they were besieged. But they wanted to take their wealth with them. Their escape routes were diverse:...
14) Monday's child
Author
Series
Day to remember volume 1
Publisher
Harvest House
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Krista von Buren, a beautiful young model, "is stunned to find that her family in Switzerland may have been involved" in "an international banking scandal dating back to Hitler's Germany."--Cover.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"While the Nazi party was being condemned by much of the world for burning books, they were already hard at work perpetrating an even greater literary crime. Through extensive new research that included records saved by the Monuments Men themselves--Anders Rydell tells the untold story of Nazi book theft, as he himself joins the effort to return the stolen books. When the Nazi soldiers ransacked Europe's libraries and bookshops, large and small, the...