The Venus fixers
Subtitle: the untold story of the allied soldiers who saved Italy's art during World War II
By: Ilaria Dagnini Brey.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780374283094
Subjects: Allied Forces. -- Supreme Headquarters. -- Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section -- Officials and employees; Art, Italian; Art treasures in war -- Italy -- History -- 20th century; Cultural property -- Protection -- Italy -- History -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Italian art goes to war; title: "Men must manoeuvre"; title: Sicilian prelude; title: The birth of the Venus fixers; title: The conflict of the present and the past; title: Treasure hunt; title: Florence divided; title: A time to rend, a time to sew; title: The duellists; title: Epilogue: a necessary dream.