This has been – and continues to be – an exceptional and unique project. There are seemingly endless fascinating stories about these wartime events which continue to surface. In the course of my research for this book and work associated with the filming of The Rape of Europa documentary, I was fortunate to visit some historic sites where pivotal events occurred during the war. The publishing of Rescuing Da Vinci also provided a whole new range of experiences as I watched the first pages of the book roll off the printing press in Singapore.

We have selected certain photos from my travels and juxtaposed many of them with wartime photos of the same place to share my experience with you and provide a sort of travel log for those of you who may have the opportunity to visit one or more of these places on a future trip. Most are accessible to the public!

I hope you enjoy them! More will be posted in the coming weeks and months.

President George Bush awards one of ten 2007 National Humanities Medals to the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art
November 15, 2007

President George Bush presenting one of ten 2007 National Humanities Medal Awards to the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art , the Monuments Men, and Robert Edsel. On stage with the President is Robert M. Edsel, James Reeds, Seymour Pomrenze, Harry Ettlinger, and Horace Apgar.

(Courtesy of CSPAN)

Senator Hillary Clinton visits with World War II Veterans known as the "MONUMENTS MEN" and author and co-producer, Robert M. Edsel. They discuss Mr. Edsel's book Rescuing Da Vinci , and the new film The Rape Of Europa .

Mark Walters of BIGFANBOY.com talks to Robert Edsel, co-producer for the documentary film The Rape of Europa . This interview was done at the AFI DALLAS FILM FESTIVAL in March of 2007.