Lynn H. Nicholas is the author ofThe Rape of Europa, an account ofNazi plunder oflooted art treasures from occupied countries. Her honors and awards include theLégion d'Honneur by France,Amicus Poloniae by Poland, and theNational Book Critics Circle Award.

She was born inNew London, Connecticut, and educated in the United States, Great Britain, and Spain.^[1] Nicholas was awarded theLégion d'Honneur by France^[2] and was named anAmicus Poloniae by Poland.^[1] The book won theNational Book Critics Circle Award for general non-fiction in 1994, and it was adapted for a film of the same name released in 2006. She also wroteCruel World: The Children of Europe in the Nazi Web.

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