Lynn H. Nicholas is an author from New London, Connecticut. She is best known for her work The Rape of Europa, which documents the systematic looting of art treasures by Nazi Germany from occupied countries during World War II. Nicholas's research and writing on this subject have earned her significant recognition. Her work received the National Book Critics Circle Award, one of the most prestigious literary honors in the United States. Beyond American recognition, her contributions to documenting this historical period have been acknowledged internationally, with France awarding her the Légion d'Honneur and Poland bestowing upon her the title Amicus Poloniae.