Reddit mentions of The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History

I have mostly nonfiction recommendations, but hope the following are of some use to you! I used these in my classroom in the past year with much success.

I can edit and add more fiction later when I get home, and look over my bookshelf as well.

World War II


"In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin" by Erik Larsen - highly recommend, especially if you are familiar with Larsen's previous book, The Devil in White City


"The Monuments Men" by Robert M. Edsel - highly recommended, especially if you are interested in the juxtaposition of art, war, and espionage.

"Unbroken" - by Laura Hillenbrand, highly recommended. Hillenbrand's command of the language and prose coupled with the true story of Louis makes this a compelling read. Even my most reluctant readers couldn't put this done.

Vietnam War

"The Things They Carried" and "If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up, and Ship Me Home" by Tim O'Brien are quintessential war canon. Must reads.

Iraq/Afghanistan/Modern Military Operations:
"The Yellow Birds" by Kevin Powers was called "the modern AQOTWF" by Tom Wolfe. Pretty poignant book. Absolute MUST READ.

The Monuments Men

http://www.monumentsmen.com/

I recommend the book on them. There is suppose to be a sequel to cover just the Italian operations (the first book covers other nations, but Italy is its own monster)

Read anything by Ferrol Sams.

The Cormoran Strike series (by Robert Galbraith aka JK Rowling) is phenomenal.

Beneath a Scarlet Sky is very good, and the Monuments Men and Saving Italy are really good, too. All three are based on the true stories of people during WWII (and Monuments Men is far, FAR better than the movie).

If you like historical fiction, you can't do better than James Michener (my favorites are The Source, Texas, and Caribbean), Leon Uris (read The Trinity series... slog to get started, but worth it), and Edward Rutherford (just read them all).

Oof, I'm doing a lot today. Had a huge exam at 9, now I'm in my second class of the day. When this class gets out I'm spending some time volunteering in my school's LGBTQA+ and Ally Education Center, then getting lunch with a new friend, then donating plasma, then getting dinner with and being "discipled" (basically Christian mentoring) by a woman in the college ministry I'm a part of. Then doing homework and then passing out.

^And that is why I've barely been on Reddit lately. Every single day of my week is as busy as that. :(

When I'm studying, I like drinking black tea to help me focus, and this is one of my favourites! You'd also need an awesome mug to drink it in.

And this is from my WL. :) I love this story/area of history so much.

Who needs revision?! Thanks for the contest and good luck on your exams!