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Escaping Hitler : heroic true stories of great escapes in Nazi Europe / by Halls, Monty,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-303).Some of the most extraordinary stories of courage and endurance in the Second World War concern the freedom trails, the dangerous escape routes out of Nazi Occupied Europe. Over 5,000 British, Commonwealth and American servicemen made the journey over the Pyrenees, the Slovenian mountains and the Italian alps. Many also died en route, killed by the perilous conditions or caught by the German army. Here, Monty Halls recreates the stories of some of the most charismatic figures of the Second World War, men like Major Gordon Lett who escaped a POW camp in Italy and fought behind enemy lines at the head of the International Brigade. He was joined by an SAS team who took on the German army in Operation Galia and then, exhausted and pursued by the enemy, made a perilous escape across the Apennine mountains in Italy. There's also Australian Ralph Churches who orchestrated the mass escape of 100 POWs from Slovenia - the largest successful Allied escape of the entire war. And Len Harley, a Londoner who owed his life to a young Italian girl called Rosina. Monty also describes the bravery of the local people who sheltered POWs and kept the escape routes open - often paying a terrible price. Andree de Jongh risked her life to smuggle men through occupied France, survived being sent to two concentration camps, and has been described by MI-9 as 'the greatest of our war-time agents'. Mixing new research, interviews with survivors and his own experience of walking the trails, Monty brings the past to life in this dramatic and gripping slice of military history.
Subjects: Halls, Monty; Escaped prisoners of war; Prisoner-of-war escapes; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Beyond the Magazine - Burlesque Edition
Mode of access: Internet.
Subjects: Entertainment & TV; For Men; For Women; Art; LGBTQ; Photography; Design;
© , Beyond the Rules Srl
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The Homemade God. by Joyce, Rachel.;
Family is everything, even when it falls apart. In this moving novel from Rachel Joyce, after the sudden death of a renowned artist, his four adult children travel to Italy to sort out his affairs with his much-younger wife. From the author of 'The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry'. Goodreads Marketing Campaign.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Family Life / General; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Women;
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The legend of the maze / by Stilton, Thea.; Facciotto, Giuseppe.; Schaffer, Andrea.; Dami, Elisabetta.;
Using the clues found in Aurora Beatrix Lane's travel diary, the Thea Sisters continue their search for the seven lost treasures; and the object this time is the Ring of Eternal Love, a journey that begins in Verona, Italy, with the story of Romeo and Juliet and takes them around the world.LSC
Subjects: Thea Sisters (Fictitious characters); Mice; Rings; Treasure troves; Quests (Expeditions); Diaries;
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Where to invade next [videorecording] / by Moore, Michael,1954 April 23-film director,host.; Mongrel Media.;
Michael Moore.Presents the theory that the American dream, all but abandoned in the United States, has been adopted successfully in other countries, including Italy, France, Finland, Slovenia, Germany, Portugal, Norway, Tunisia, and Iceland, looking at such areas as worker benefits, public expenditure for the common good, and state-funded higher education.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Documentary films.; American Dream.; Education.; Expenditures, Public.; Public administration.; Social change.; Socialism and liberty.;
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Queen of exiles : a novel / by Riley, Vanessa,author.;
"Acclaimed historical novelist Vanessa Riley is back with another novel based on the life of an extraordinary Black woman from history: Haiti's Queen Marie-Louise Coidavid, who escaped a coup in Haiti to set up her own royal court in Italy during the Regency era, where she became a popular member of royal European society"--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Marie Louise, Queen, consort of Henri Christophe, King of Haiti, 1778-1851; Exiles; Queens; Women, Black;
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The inventor [videorecording] / by Capobianco, Jim,film director,film producer,screenwriter.; Cotillard, Marion,1975-voice actor.; Fry, Stephen,1957-voice actor.; Granjon, Pierre-Luc,film director.; Metz, Martin(Film producer),film producer.; Politowski, Adrian,1978-film producer.; Ridley, Daisy,1992-voice actor.; Rippberger, Robert,1988-film producer.; Breaking Glass Pictures (Firm),publisher.;
Voices: Stephen Fry, Daisy Ridley, Marion Cotillard, Matt Berry, Natalie Palamides."The insatiably curious and headstrong Leonardo da Vinci leaves Italy to join the French court, where he can experiment freely, inventing flying contraptions, incredible machines, and study the human body. There, joined in his adventure by the audacious princess Marguerite, Leonardo will uncover the answer to the ultimate question--What is the meaning of it all?"--MPAA rating: PG.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Children's films.; Animated films.; Comedy films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Stop-motion animation films.; Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519; Inventions; Princesses;
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The Angel of Rome : and other stories / by Walter, Jess,1965-author.;
"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins and The Cold Millions comes a stunning collection about those moments when everything changes--for the better, for the worse, for the outrageous--as a diverse cast of characters bounces from Italy to Idaho, questioning their roles in life and finding inspiration in the unlikeliest places."--
Subjects: Short stories.; Satirical literature.; Life change events;
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Assassin's creed. [electronic resource]. by Microsoft Corporation.;
Game.Continue the story of legendary assassin Ezio in Assassin's Creed Brotherhood. Set in Rome in the year 1503, this action-packed title gives you a team of assassin's to play with as you journey through Italy's greatest city to defeat mortal enemies. Plus, a multiplayer layer lets you choose from more characters each with signature weapons, skills and techniques.ESRB Content Rating: M, Mature, 17+ (blood, stong language, violence, sexual content).DVD compatible with Xbox 360 console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; in game Dolby Digital ; content download ; 4-8 player online multiplayer with leaderboards and voice (paid subscription and broadband Internet connection required).
Subjects: Assassin's creed brotherhood (Game); Computer adventure games; Computer games.; Video games.; Xbox 360 (Video game console);
© c2010., Microsoft Corp.,
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One Good Thing A Novel [electronic resource] : by Hunter, Georgia.aut; CloudLibrary;
From the New York Times–bestselling author of We Were the Lucky Ones, an unforgettable story of hardship and hope, courage and resilience, that follows one young woman’s journey through war-torn Italy 1940, Emilia Romagna. Lili and Esti have been best friends since meeting at the University of Ferrara; when Esti’s son Theo is born, they become as close as sisters. There is a war being fought across borders, and in Italy, Mussolini’s Racial Laws have deemed Lili and Esti descendants of an ‘inferior’ Jewish race, but life somehow goes on—until Germany invades northern Italy, and the friends find themselves in occupied territory. Esti, older and fiercely self-assured, convinces Lili to flee first to a villa in the countryside to help hide a group of young war orphans, then to a convent in Florence, where they pose as nuns and forge false identification papers for the Underground. When disaster strikes at the convent, a critically wounded Esti asks Lili to take a much bigger step: To go on the run with Theo. Protect him while Esti can’t. Terrified to travel on her own, Lili sets out on an epic journey south toward Allied territory, through Nazi-occupied villages and bombed-out cities, doing everything she can to keep Theo safe. A remarkable tale of friendship, motherhood, and survival, One Good Thing is a tender reminder that love for another person, even amidst darkness and uncertainty, can be reason to keep going.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Historical; Jewish;
© 2025., Penguin Publishing Group,
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