Rescuing Da Vinci is about touching peoples’ lives, from Monuments Men and their surviving families to art experts and general readers alike. The following reviews, all of which have been received without solicitation, have affirmed the excitement and importance of this story. We hope you, too, will share your comments with us.

December 15 , 2006
Season's Readings - Art
Eric Gibson, The Wall Street Journal Online
A dozen years ago, Lynn Nicholas published the definitive study of this looting in "The Rape of Europa." Her harrowing account -- the looting, she showed, was driven not only by greed but also by the predatory imperatives of the Final Solution -- is now joined by a valuable companion, Robert M. Edsel's "Rescuing da Vinci" (Laurel, 303 pages, $55).
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November 10, 2006
Rescuing Da Vinci and Other Hidden Treasures
Toronto Daily News
Robert Edsel, author of "Rescuing Da Vinci," explains how he compiled the first photographic telling of the amazing story of Hitler and the Nazi theft of Europe's greatest art - and the rescue and recovery of it. He tells the full story of the "Monuments Men," including their heroics and exploits in rescuing and safeguarding many of the world's greatest artworks for the benefit of mankind. It's a story that has never before been fully revealed until now.
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August 21, 2006
Rescuing Da Vinci - - Recovering Europe's Art from Hitler and the Nazi
Marion Boddy-Evans, Your Guide To Painting
The bit of art history usually mentioned with regard to Hitler and the Nazis is the desire to to rid Germany of ‘degenerate art’. But the Nazis also had a campaign to gather the best of Europe's art from occupied territories for the Fatherland.
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September 22, 2006
A search for stolen artwork
Stephanie Ramsay, Jewsish Independent
Thousands of masterpieces taken by the Nazis have been found. In the midst of modern “Da Vinci mania,” there is no shortage of books dedicated to helping people understand the long, and often troubling, history behind some of our culture's most famous works of art. It's hard to differentiate between them. But leave it to a man who began his career in oil and gas exploration to excavate a story that has remained largely untold until now.
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October 2006
First-hand view of Nazi looting
Shauna Isaac, The Art Newspaper
Rescuing Da Vinci describes the Nazi looting of art in Europe and the Allied effort to get it back. What distinguishes this book from other publications on the same subject is that the narrative is told primarily through historical photographs.
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