Hitler's holy relics : a true story of Nazi plunder and the race to recover the crown jewels of the Holy Roman Empire

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From Paris to Stalingrad, the Nazis systematically plundered all manner of art and antiquities. But the first and most valuable treasure they looted were the crown jewels of the Holy Roman Empire. This is the story of a college professor turned army sleuth who foiled a Nazi plot to preserve these symbols of Hitler's 1000-year Reich.


Review


"Tales of art stolen and then recovered or lost forever make for an intriguing drama of the Second World War." Hitler's Holy Relics "paints one such story . . . complete with a bold hero, a post-apocalyptic backdrop, a subplot out of Indiana Jones, a treasure worth dying for, and a classic locked-room mystery at its heart. . . . A crackling good story."

--Noah Charney, Artinfo.com"A riveting narrative that is as exciting as a well-crafted novel. . . . Sidney Kirkpatrick paces his book about the case of the vanishing jewels with such skill that it grabs readers by the scruff of the neck and does not let go until the very last page."
--Larry Cox, King Features Syndicate"A vivid true-crime narrative about a post-World War II investigation meant to prevent Nazis still at large from using several venerable medieval artifacts to reconstitute the Reich. . . . Fast-moving and intriguing, in the vein of Raiders of the Lost Ark."

"--Kirkus Reviews"