二战时期，那些英国宝藏如何躲避纳粹魔掌的？这本书讲述一群在英国美术馆和画廊的英勇人员，如何秘密执行任务计画拯救了国家的无价珍宝。

1939 年在希特勒准备入侵波兰之时，许多来自伦敦博物馆丶画廊和档案馆的人员启动保护「国家重要藏品」的行动，计画撤离典藏到全国各地安全处。他们利用隧道丶矿场丶城堡丶监狱等等，甚至员工自宅来存放这些国家宝藏，整个任务可说是极具保密并且与还得与时间赛跑。

本书作者带领读者了解第二次世界大战期间英国「国宝」避难的历史事件，来一探博物馆文物搬迁和保存所牵涉的层面。

关於作者

Caroline Shenton 博士是英国西敏市议会档案馆的馆长，她在这个单位任职了 18 年。 在此之前，她是国家档案馆的高级档案管理员，目前是古物学会（Society of Antiquaries）和皇家历史学会（Royal Historical Society）的成员。 卡罗琳为《卫报》（Guardian）丶《伦敦书评》（The London Review of Books）撰稿，并为《旁观者》（The Spectator）写过书。

Geeks triumph over the forces of darkness: nothing could have given me greater pleasure. Combining an exciting story with scrupulous research, Caroline Shenton has done her unlikely heroes proud

- Lucy Worsley

An engrossing and uplifting story of how some of the greatest treasures of Britains museum, gallery and library collections were protected and preserved during the darkest days of WWII

- Richard Ovenden, author of Burning the Books

Shenton has the archivist's unerring eye for detail and the storyteller's instinct for what will make a compelling tale. It is brought to life with energy and confidence 

- Julie Summers, bestselling author of Jambusters

Entertaining, surprising and full of brilliant vignettes, Shenton does justice to one of the great untold stories of the Second World War

- Josh Ireland, author of Churchill & Son

Fascinating, engaging and often eye-stretching, Caroline Shenton's account of the battle to save the nation's greatest treasures during wartime features a wonderfully eclectic cast of oddballs, bluestockings and endearingly eccentric aristocrats. A cracking read 

- Giles Milton