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The Battle for Rome: The Germans, the Allies, the Partisans, and the Pope, September 1943-June 1944 [Buy it!] | Katz, Robert | USD 30.00 (Thu Jun 6 20:59:01 2024) | Abebooks | Ground Zero Books, Ltd. | ISBN10: 0743216423, ISBN13: 9780743216425, [publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York] Hardcover First Edition 418, illus., maps, chronology, sources and notes, bibliography, index, black mark on bottom edge, slight wear/soiling to DJ. This landmark work draws on newly released documents and firsthand accounts to tell the dramatic story of Rome's dark days during the German occupation. One of the myths of World War II was that Rome was an "open city" free from military activity. German occupation was brutal beginning with the first roundup of Jews in Italy. The Pope was concerned about the Nazis and also the Partisans in his efforts to spare Rome, especially the Vatican and the papal properties, from destruction. [Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003] |