Sacking Aladdin's Cave: Plundering Göring's Nazi War Trophies : Plundering ...
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Collector Bookstore Collector Bookstore 724 Delaware Street Leavenworth, KS 66048 Collector Bookstore is a leading specialty retailer of price guides and reference books to inform and educate collectors and professionals in the antiques and collectors markets. Our customers include individual collectors, dealers, appraisers, auctioneers & other industry professionals. You won't receive heavily thumbed shelf copies from us! We buy most titles directly from the publisher and individual authors. Authors are encouraged to submit their reference titles for our consideration. SO-SCM-2013-9780764343964-X3 Sacking Aladdin's Cave: Plundering Goring's Nazi War Trophies by Kenneth D. Alford , with Thomas M. Johnson and Mike F. Morris ISBN: 9780764343964 Book Title: Sacking Aladdin's Cave: Plundering Goring's Nazi War Trophies Author: Kenneth D. Alford , with Thomas M. Johnson and Mike F. Morris Binding: Hard Cover with dust jacket Copyright: 2013 Pages: 136 Size: 8.5 x 11 in. Near the close of World War II, two hell-bent-for-leather American units moved relentlessly toward the village of Berchtesgaden, nestled in the Bavarian Alps. The much-decorated 101st Airborne Division had fought its way from Normandy, Bastogne and through much of Germany, and the illustrious 1269th Engineer Combat Battalion had followed suit, starting south at Marseilles. Both forces would converge on Hitler's hideaway, and awaiting them was a dazzling treasure trove nefariously collected by none other than Reichsmarschall Hermann Goring. The greedy, art-loving Nazi leader had accumulated a vast and dazzling array of paintings, precious jewels, and many other objets d'art - four trainloads' worth. Following the age-old adage of "To the victor belong the spoils," the rendezvousing American soldiers helped themselves to the creme de la creme of the Nazi loot. (Description generated 2025-02-07) c1ffcad0e2afa89d533ce5f1b5411e68
