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The Venus fixers : the remarkable story of the Allied soldiers who saved Italy's art during World War II /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brey, Ilaria Dagnini, 1955-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Art, Italian.
Art treasures in war > Italy > History > 20th century.
Cultural property > Protection > Italy > History > 20th century.
Allied Forces. > Supreme Headquarters. > Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section > Officials and employees.
Table of Contents:
  • Italian art goes to war
  • "Men must manoeuvre"
  • Sicilian prelude
  • The birth of the Venus fixers
  • The conflict of the present and the past
  • Treasure hunt
  • Florence divided
  • A time to rend, a time to sew
  • The duelists
  • Epilogue: a necessary dream.