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War in Val d'Orcia: An Italian War Diary, 1943-1944

Iris Origo

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Description:At the height of the Second World War, Italy was being torn apart by German armies, civil war, and the eventual Allied invasion. In a corner of Tuscany, one woman—born in England, married to an Italian—kept a record of daily life in a country at war. Iris Origo’s compellingly powerful diary, War in Val d’Orcia, is the spare and vivid account of what happened when a peaceful farming valley became a battleground. At great personal risk, the Origos gave food and shelter to partisans, deserters, and refugees. They took in evacuees, and as the front drew closer they faced the knowledge that the lives of thirty-two small children depended on them. Origo writes with sensitivity and generosity, and a story emerges of human acts of heroism and compassion, and the devastation that war can bring.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with War in Val d'Orcia: An Italian War Diary, 1943-1944. To get started finding War in Val d'Orcia: An Italian War Diary, 1943-1944, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 239

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher (Nonpareil Books)

Release: —

ISBN: 0879234768

Description: At the height of the Second World War, Italy was being torn apart by German armies, civil war, and the eventual Allied invasion. In a corner of Tuscany, one woman—born in England, married to an Italian—kept a record of daily life in a country at war. Iris Origo’s compellingly powerful diary, War in Val d’Orcia, is the spare and vivid account of what happened when a peaceful farming valley became a battleground. At great personal risk, the Origos gave food and shelter to partisans, deserters, and refugees. They took in evacuees, and as the front drew closer they faced the knowledge that the lives of thirty-two small children depended on them. Origo writes with sensitivity and generosity, and a story emerges of human acts of heroism and compassion, and the devastation that war can bring.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with War in Val d'Orcia: An Italian War Diary, 1943-1944. To get started finding War in Val d'Orcia: An Italian War Diary, 1943-1944, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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