The Faustian bargain : the art world in Nazi Germany

We cite from the cover:
"Hitler and his cohorts carried out the most extensive looting campaign in history - operations inextricably linked with their wars of conquest and genocidal programme. But they could not have plundered without the cooperation of art experts. This book examines the museum directors, art dealers, critics, art historians and artists who collaborated with the Nazi leaders and implemented their criminal policies."
"In order to explore the mindsets of these experts - to understand the specific pressures and ethical dilemmas - five key figures who represent their respective professions are studied in depth. At the start of the Third Reich, these individuals were at the top of their fields, which meant that they had a great deal invested in their careers in Germany, but also that they had the option of emigrating and re-establishing themselves abroad."
"Their pact with the Nazi leaders often began with joining the party and firing Jewish colleagues, yet their involvement gradually grew to include purging modern art from state collections and pressuring Jewish citizens to sell works well below market value. With the outbreak of war, they organized the plundering commandos that ravaged the continent and stole millions of artworks. This book's central and deeply unsettling question, is how did cultured, respected intellectuals turn into criminals?"
"A secondary theme is the rehabilitation of their careers after the war. All of the main figures in The Faustian Bargain successfully re-established themselves in the post-war art world. It is partly due to this cloak of respectability that their history has been concealed for over fifty years."