Lynn H. Nicholas is the author of The Rape of Europa

The Rape of Europa

The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War is a book and a subsequent documentary film of somewhat related material. The book, by Lynn H. Nicholas, explores the Nazi plunder of looted art treasures from occupied countries, and the consequences...

, an account of Nazi plunder

Nazi plunder

Nazi plunder refers to art theft and other items stolen as a result of the organized looting of European countries during the time of the Third Reich by agents acting on behalf of the ruling Nazi Party of Germany. Plundering occurred from 1933 until the end of World War II, particularly by military...

 of looted art

Looted art

Looted art has been a consequence of looting during war, natural disaster and riot for centuries. Looting of art, archaeology and other cultural property may be an opportunistic criminal act, or may be a more organized case of unlawful or unethical pillage by the victor of a conflict."Looted art"...

 treasures from occupied countries.

She was born in New London, CT, and educated in the United States, Great Britain, and Spain.

Nicholas was awarded the Légion d'Honneur by France and was named an Amicus Poloniae by Poland. The book won the National Book Critics Circle Award

National Book Critics Circle Award

The National Book Critics Circle Award is an annual award given by the National Book Critics Circle to promote the finest books and reviews published in English....

for general non-fiction in 1994, and it was adapted for a film of the same name released in 2006.

She also wrote Cruel World: The Children of Europe in the Nazi Web.