JF Ptak Science Books Quick Post
In the vast caches of loot taken during the course of war I suspect books have ranked somewhere in the middle of stolen stuff–no doubt some fine libraries have disappeared, though I can’t offhand say how many fine libraries emerged from the slaughterhouse. This photograph–a wartime news photo service image–is one of the few that I have seen depicting the capture of stolen books.
[A deep detail, followed by a more moderate detail]
And the full image, along with the news photo service prepared description of the image:
