The Battle for Rome : The Germans, The Allies, The Partisans and the Pope, September 1943-June 1944
by Katz, Robert, 1933-2010
Published by : Simon & Schuster (New York) Physical details: xviii,418 Pages 22x14 cm | HB ISBN:0743216423. Year: 2003| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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General Stacks | Non-fiction | 940.54215632 K194B 2003 (Browse shelf) | Available | 34892 |
Include Index, Bibliography, Maps and Illustration
"In September 1943, the German army marched into Rome, beginning an occupation that would last nine months until Allied forces liberated the ancient city. During those 270 days, clashing factions - the occupying Germans, the Allies, the growing resistance movement, and the Pope - contended for control over the destiny of the Eternal City. In The Battle for Rome, Robert Katz vividly recreates the drama of the occupation and offers new information from recently declassified documents to explain the intentions of the rival forces." "One of the enduring myths of World War II is the legend that Rome was an "open city," free from military activity. In fact the German occupation was brutal, beginning almost immediately with the first roundup of Jews in Italy. Rome was a strategic prize that the Germans and the Allies fought bitterly to win. The Allied advance up the Italian peninsula from Salerno and Anzio in some of the bloodiest fighting of the war was designed to capture the Italian capital." "Dominating the city in his own way was Pope Plus XII, who used his authority in a ceaseless effort to spare Rome, especially the Vatican and the papal properties, from destruction.
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