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Depot Dora: Stolen Masterpieces and Hidden Treasures Paperback – July 5, 2016

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Depot Dora is about an Austrian, facing a Nazi firing squad, escapes and returns to his native village as a covert agent in order to save the Mona Lisa.
Lucas Brunn has been waiting for a chance to defend his homeland ever since the Nazis aryanized the Vienna Medical School and expelled everyone without a German birth certificate. When the Resistance finally assigns him a mission, however, it isn't what he expects: Lucas is to disguise himself as a priest, steal into a Nazi controlled salt mine where wooden crates are stored, and identify the contents. His fear turns to shock when he opens a small crate and finds himself face-to-face with the Mona Lisa. Lucas hides the masterpiece, stabbing a Wehrmacht guard in the process, but his mission is far from over. There are thousands of paintings to recover and a more personal battle to fight -- the Nazis, after discovering Lucas's identity, kill his father and arrest Erika, his fiancee. Depot Dora tells the true story of Operation Ebensburg, a WWII mission, the events of which have been depicted inThe Monuments Men and Where Eagles Dare. At turns enthralling and romantic, the novel will inspire you to think about how far you'd go to protect your country and the people you love."

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July 5, 2016
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6 x 0.48 x 9 inches
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1627874151
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978-1627874151
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Depot Dora is based on a heroic British World War II mission:Operation Ebensburg. In June 1944, Austrian patriot Albrecht Gaiswinkler defected from the Wehrmacht (German Army) to the Maquis (French Resistance). The British Special Operations Executive (SOE) called him to London to train as a covert agent. On April 8, 1945, he parachuted into the Altaussee area and quickly organized a large force of Austrian Resistance fighters. They captured a number of high-ranking Nazi officers, including Ernst Kaltenbrunner, who were retreating to their alpine redoubt in the forest above Altaussee.

Nazi thieves stored the world's largest treasure trove of art masterpieces in Depot Dora, Hitler's code name for the salt mine at Altaussee. Hitler issued his Nero's decree, ordering destruction of the salt mine and its precious contents.

Gaiswinkler and the Austrian Resistance blew up the mine entrance, saving the art inside, including the Mona Lisa.

The French government and Louvre officials deny that the Mona Lisa was ever in Nazi hands. Records of the SOE, however, confirm that da Vinci's masterpiece was indeed in Depot Dora and was saved along with the rest of the art.
In 1986 I interviewed Josef Grafl, radio operator for Operation Ebensburg, at his home in Bad Aussee. A man of short stature, he welcomed me. "Come in, would you like a beer?"

Many of the events of Depot Dora are attributed to this Austrian hero. He did complain that his country "never paid us, not even a new suit of clothes. Friends in my village did not like my helping the English. When I walked into a bar the talking stopped, and they said, 'Here is the Englander.'" He and Gaiswinkler had little to do with each other after the war, although they were neighbors.
The image of a German swastika appears at the top of each page of a new chapter. However, the first pages of chapters 31, 32, and 33 are headed by an image of the Austrian Coat of Arms, signifying regained Austrian freedom.

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Altaussee, Austria

December 10, 1944. Heavily armed Nazi convoys delivered eight coffin-sized wooden crates to Depot Dora, Hitler's code name for the salt mine at Altaussee, Austria. The arduous 360-kilometer trip from Neuschwanstein Castle over mountainous, icy roads had been simple compared to the steep grade of the snow-covered mud track leading up to the salt mine.

Once there, the Wehrmacht soldiers unloaded the crates onto small motor-driven carts on a narrow-gauge railroad that took them deep into the multi-chambered mine.

The crates were deposited into the Mineral Cabinet, a cavernous rock-walled room line don all sides by lumber scaffolding that held smaller crates of Nazi-confiscated masterpieces from museums, cathedrals, and mansions all over Europe. Near the end of World War II, a total of 6,577 masterpieces, including theMonaLisa, were saved by an Austrian patriot, Lucas Brunn.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wheatmark (July 5, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1627874151
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1627874151
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.48 x 9 inches

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Born in Longview,Texas, Dr. Cy Vaughn grew up in Lake Charles, Louisiana. After graduating from Louisiana State University School of Medicine, he trained in surgery in U.S. Public Health Service Hospitals in New York, New Orleans, Phoenix, and at the University of Utah.

He is certified by the American Board of Surgery, the American Board of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, and is a member of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery and the European Association for Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, among others.

During Dr. Vaughn’s thirty-one years of practice in Phoenix, he performed numerous Arizona Surgical Firsts: Coronary Artery Bypass; Implantation of an Artificial Heart (The Phoenix Heart) to treat heart transplant rejection; and others. He has lectured in Phoenix, Vienna, Amsterdam, Tokyo, London, Berlin; Zurich; and New York.

His writing career began with the publication of numerous cardiac and thoracic surgery articles. His first novel, The Phoenix Heart, is a fictional adaptation of his artificial heart implant to treat transplant rejection, a world first.

He recently signed a publishing contract with Wheatmark Publishing for Depot Dora, based on Operation Ebensburg, a WWII Mission, the heroic story of an Austrian Patriot who saved the world’s largest cache of Nazi confiscated art from Depot Dora, Hitler’s codename for the Austrian salt mine.

Voyage Media Hollywood is currently adapting Depot Dora into a movie script to pitch to Hollywood Movie Producers.

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My purchase of an Amazon book titled “Depot Dora” has been very enlightening.
The story built around a World War II situation was a thriller I couldn’t put down. The characters became very real and meaningful. This was important inasmuch as their objective was achieved and is beneficial to all people interested in preserving famous art.
This book should certainly be the basis of a big screen opportunity. The majority of people in the USA were not alive to hear of these brave ordinary citizens who made a difference to all of us. My thanks to Cy Vaughn who heard of the saga, then researched, chronicled, and wrote the book.

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Wooden Crates of Art, World War II Intrigue and Terrific Writing all in 194 Pages!

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2017

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A remarkable and riveting book written by a writer and physician, with a gift for both words and the scalpel. Dr. Vaughn's first book "The Phoenix
Heart," kept me reading throughout the night. Depot Dora has not only done the same, but provided further education regarding the devastation of
World War II. His writing is succinct, crisply offering the reader the ability to envision every sentence.

A tad of love interest adds a romantic twist to a most thrilling unraveling of events.

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Historically Accurate and Currently Relevant!

Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2017

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Wow! I can't help but notice the parallels between Depot Dora and the current fractious political climate in the United States. The novel poignantly reminds us to beware the horrific human sacrifice that can result from blind adherence to any one national leader. Lucas and Erika's sweet love story refocuses us on what truly matters- the liberating power of love and and our loving connections with others.
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Frank J. Johnson

The book is a real page turner and an excellent follow on to the author's first book "The Phoenix ...

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2017

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For anyone interested in both art and the Nazi era, this is additional insight to both. The book is a real page turner and an excellent follow on to the author's first book "The Phoenix Heart.". Once you start reading "Depot Dora" you can't put it down!
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T. Hamilton

The author scores a winner!

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2017

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Well thought out, full of suspense, heroic yet believable. While based on the Nazi's theft of Europe's art treasures, the book brings the story to life by adding the human element and tragedy. An altogether good read!

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Couldn't put this amazing story down

Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2017

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Couldn't put this amazing story down.
The book goes places in history of which I wasn't aware.So lI learned something. This would make a great movie!!!! (hint, hint)

Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2017

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Very well-written novel, based on facts and easy to read. A story I had never heard of but will certainly do more research on the topic.

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Leonard Katzenstein

Wonderful Read

Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2017

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Thrilling story, well written. Learned much about a World War II event that had great significance, however, I was unaware of so much that actually occurred. Highly recommended.

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