The Rape of Europa
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Nazi plunder
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looted art
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treasures from occupied countries. Her honors and awards include the
Légion d'Honneur
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by France,
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by Poland, and the
National Book Critics Circle Award
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, and educated in the United States, Great Britain, and Spain.Author Spotlight /ref> Nicholas was awarded the
Légion d'Honneur
The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...
Amicus Poloniae Amicus Poloniae () is a distinction, established in 1996 by the Polish ambassador to the United States and conferred annually to the citizens of the United States for merits in the field of Polish-American relations, especially in the popularizatio ...