The Remarkable Story of the Allied Monuments Officers Who Saved Italy's Art During World War II
by
Ilaria Dagnini Brey
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2010
In 1943, while the world was convulsed by war, a few visionaries -- in the private sector and in the military -- committed to protect Europe's cultural heritage from the indiscriminate ravages of World War II.
In the midst of the conflict, the Allied Forces appointed the monuments officers—a...