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Love and War in the Apennines

Eric Newby

Start date: June 1, 2024

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Jun 28, 2008 Katy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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This is an extraordinary account of Eric Newby's survival as a prisoner of War in Italy during World War II. More importantly it is the story of the heroic generosity of the Italian peasants who secretly, and at great personal risk, sheltered the released prisoners after the armistice in 1943, but before the end of the war. The Germans were still fighting the allies in Italy and the Fascists declared death for anyone who aided former POWs. It is also a a story of a time and a sensibility so rem ...more

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