The Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art is an American foundation, with the objective to preserve the legacy of people that served in the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program ("the Monuments Men"), during and after World War II. Founded in 2007 by Robert M. Edsel author of The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History and Saving Italy: The Race to Rescue a Nation's Treasures from the Nazis which champion the little-known art preservation efforts in Europe during wartime.