Robert M. Edsel
Author of The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
About the Author
Robert M. Edsel was born in Oak Park, Illinois in 1956. He is the author of several non-fiction books including Rescuing Da Vinci, The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History, and Saving Italy: The Race to Rescue a Nation's Treasures from the Nazis. The show more Monuments Men was adapted into a film starring George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, and Cate Blanchett. Edsel is the founder and president of the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art, which received the 2007 National Humanities Medal under President George W. Bush. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: From the Monunuments Men Foundation website ... http://mmf.greatesttheft.com/directors/
Works by Robert M. Edsel
The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History (2009) — Author — 2,936 copies
The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History: The Story of the Monuments Men (Scholastic Focus) (2018) 199 copies
Rescuing Da Vinci: Hitler and the Nazis Stole Europe's Great Art - America and Her Allies Recovered It (2006) 197 copies
Monuments Men Altered History 2 copies
Delibes, Claude 2 copies
Lindsay, Kenneth 2 copies
Pomrenze, Seymour 2 copies
Petropoulos, Jonathan 1 copy
Keller, William 1 copy
Altmann, Jacques 1 copy
Griebert and Petropoulos 1 copy
Robbins, Suzanna Geisse 1 copy
Griebert, Peter 1 copy
Fischer, Wolfgang George 1 copy
Fischeringer 1 copy
Forlino, Mario 1 copy
Gubenko, Nikolai 1 copy
France Transcripts 1 copy
Scarpitta, Salvatore 1 copy
Croft, Jill 1 copy
Cole, Bruce 1 copy
Shydkoy, Mikhail 1 copy
Zamoyski, Count Adam 1 copy
Piotrovsky, Mikhail 1 copy
Parkhurst, Charles 1 copy
Nirenstein, Wanda Lattes 1 copy
Quessenberry, Mary Regan 1 copy
Todorow, Maria Fossi 1 copy
Ukhnalev, Evgeny 1 copy
Wieworka, Anette 1 copy
Rossmeissl, Ralf 1 copy
BorderBowl 1 copy
SMU Tate Lecture Series 1 copy
Consider This 1 copy
Baracchini, Clara 1 copy
"Monumental Victory" 1 copy
"D-Day snub is shameful" 1 copy
"Out of Harm's Way" 1 copy
Altmann, Maria 1 copy
Bianchini, Mirna 1 copy
Young, Kim Oak 1 copy
D'este, Giuseppe 1 copy
Malamut, Leonard 1 copy
Kamienski, Andrej 1 copy
Pomerade, Vincent 1 copy
Pasquier, Alaine 1 copy
Buehler, Ernie 1 copy
Toman, Gottfried 1 copy
Feroci, Enrico Nelli 1 copy
Gradini, Ersilla 1 copy
Capponi, Neri 1 copy
Nicholas, Lynn 1 copy
Faison, S. Lane 1 copy
Ettlinger, Harry 1 copy
Smyth, Craig Hugh 1 copy
Cecchi, Alessandro 1 copy
Chermont, Isabelle de 1 copy
Czeka, Maria Osterwa 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Edsel, Robert M.
- Legal name
- Edsel, Robert Morse
- Birthdate
- 1956-12-28
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Oak Park, Illinois, USA
- Places of residence
- Dallas, Texas, USA
Florence, Italy
New York, New York, USA - Education
- Southern Methodist University (BBA|1979)
- Occupations
- oil company executive
producer
arts patron - Relationships
- Morse, Norma Louise (mother)
Edsel, Alpha Ray (father) - Organizations
- Gemini Production (Founder)
Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art (Founder and President) - Awards and honors
- President's Call to Service Award (2008)
“Hope for Humanity Award” from the Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance (2008)
Pio Alferano Award (2019)
Decoration of Honor Meritorious for Polish Culture (2021)
Foundation for the National Archives Records of Achievement Award (2014) - Short biography
- Robert Morse Edsel (born 28 Dec 1956) is an American writer and businessman. He is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the non-fiction books Rescuing Da Vinci, The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History and Saving Italy: The Race to Rescue a Nation's Treasures from the Nazis, about art treasures preserved during and after World War II and the heroes who saved them. Edsel is the founder and president of the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art which received the 2007 National Humanities Medal under President George W. Bush and has donated two albums of photographic evidence of the Third Reich's theft of art treasures to the United States National Archives.
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- Works
- 82
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 3,770
- Popularity
- #6,723
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 116
- ISBNs
- 73
- Languages
- 12
focused on the stories of about 8 men- a manageable #.Balanced, for the most part-showing that some Nazi's took steps to protect the art-while others were everybody's idea of a Nazi.
Fills a void, gaining some recognition for these brave people