Saving Italy : the race to rescue a nation's treasures from the Nazis
Item details
- ISBN: 9780393082418
- ISBN: 0393082415
- ISBN: 9780393348804
- ISBN: 0393348806
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Physical Description:
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xxii, 454 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2013.
Contents / Notes
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-440) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Section I: Inception -- Changing of the guard -- A new type of soldier -- "Bombs and words" -- The experiment begins -- Growing pains -- A new order -- A troubled bunch -- Gifts -- Section II: Struggle -- The first test -- Close call -- Refuge -- Life on the road -- Treasure hunt -- Surprises -- Guardian angels -- "Little saints, help us" -- "The most beautiful cemetery in the world" -- Whereabouts unknown -- Resurrection -- Christmas wishes -- Section III: -- Victory -- Trouble in the ranks -- Switching sides -- Operation Sunrise -- Complications -- Surrender -- The race -- The big move -- Section IV: Aftermath -- Perspective -- The heroes and their legacy -- Have you seen these works of art? -- Monuments men and women serving in the Mediterranean theater. |
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Athens Regional Library System: Athens-Clarke County Library |
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