Saving Italy (10 CD) the race to rescue a nation's treasures from the Nazis

Edsel, Robert M.

Sound Recording 2013

Edsel provides an astonishing account of a little known American effort to save Italy's vast store of priceless monuments and art during World War II. While American warriors were fighting the length of the country, other Americans were courageously working alongside to preserve the irreplaceable best of Italy's culture.

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