The Battle for Rome: the Germans, the Allies, the Partisans, and the Pope, September 1943-June 1944

Katz, Robert

ISBN 10: 0743216423 / ISBN 13: 9780743216425

Published by Simon & Schuster, NY, 2003

About this Item

A nice, bright copy. ; B&W Photographs; 9.5 X 6.6 X 1.3 inches; 418 pages.

Seller Inventory # 282242

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Battle for Rome: the Germans, the Allies, the Partisans, and the Pope, September 1943-June 1944
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster, NY
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0743216423
• ISBN 13: 9780743216425
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • World War Two

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Synopsis

Traces the Italian campaign during World War II, noting such events as Italy's unexpected surrender to the Allies, Hitler's attack on Rome, the Italian partisan uprising, the German round-up of Italian Jews, and the pope's efforts to preserve the Vatican State. 30,000 first printing.

About the Author

Robert Katz is the author of twelve previous books, including the international bestseller Death in Rome. His writing has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Esquire, and Military History Quarterly. A fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, he lived in Rome for nearly twenty years and now lives in Tuscany in Italy.