Bibliograph

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Rome, city in terror : the Nazi occupation 1943-44, Victor Failmezger

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

platesillustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rome

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1105147914

Responsibility statement

Victor Failmezger

Sub title

city in terror : the Nazi occupation 1943-44

Summary

"From the street fighting that heralded the German occupation to the Gestapo repression that followed, this is the gripping story of the German occupation of Rome from the Italian armistice in September 1943 until the Allied liberation of the city on June 5, 1944"--Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Bombing the cradle of Christianity -- The frantic effort to leave the Axis -- The former Allies square off -- War in a Museum: the battle for Rome -- The Gestapo in Rome: Kappler, espionage, and sabotage -- First they take the Jews -- The Vatican nest of spies -- Unexpected, but welcome help -- Allied POWs seek freedom -- Knocking on the gates of Saint Peter's -- Official military resistance -- Ciao Bella, ciao: the Partigiani -- The Rome escape line -- Life under the Gestapo boot: raids, roundups, food, and art -- An American boy scout OSS spy in Rome -- A stranded whale -- No Roman holiday -- The order has been carried out -- The Roman spring of 1944 -- Prelude to liberation -- At long last, liberation

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City in terror, Nazi occupied Rome, 1943-44

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