1889-1947

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1889-1947

The forger's spell

a true story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the greatest art hoax of the twentieth century
2009
Discusses how art impersonator Han van Meegeren forged paintings and fooled Hermann Goering, a Nazi leader--and other people in the world--into believing his pieces to be the work of admired artists such as Johannes Vermeer.

The forger's spell

a true story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the greatest art hoax of the twentieth century
2008
Discusses how art impersonator Han van Meegeren forged paintings and fooled Hermann Goering, a Nazi leader--and other people in the world--into believing his pieces to be the work of admired artists such as Johannes Vermeer.

Citizens of London

the Americans who stood with Britain in its darkest, finest hour
2010
Outlines the development of America's pivotal wartime alliance with England while focusing on the roles played by Averell Harriman, Edward R. Murrow, and John Gilbert Winant.
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