Operation Bowler: The Audacious Allied Bombing Of Venice Jonathan Glancey Oneworld Publications Αγγλικά Βιβλία Arts Architecture

21 March 1945 1530 Hours Dozens Of Allied Fighters And Bombers Sweep Over German-Occupied Venice Their Mission – Destroy Germany’s Strategic Outposts Nestled Along The Port While Leaving Floating City Unscathed As Bombs Rained Down Upon Europe Flattening After La Serenissima Home Titian Veronese Immortalised In Serene Landscapes Canaletto Remained Sacrosanct Its Artistic Architectural Treasure Too Considerable Precious To Risk Destruction But Push Up Through Italy Reached Final Gruelling Months Allies Were Confronted With A Terrible Dilemma Ancient Was Now Closer Line Fire Casualties Mounted Value Art History Seemed Diminished Just Month Earlier Had Reduced Hilltop Abbey Monte Cassino Stony Husk Gripping Tale Bestselling Author Jonathan Glancey Reveals Thrilling ‘Operation Bowler’ Joining Audacious Wing Commander George Westlake Dfc His Elite Team Operation Bowler Explores How An Unlikely Squad Pilots Executed One Most Meticulous Complex Air Raids Second World War Sparing Not Only People Σελίδες: 336 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0603 Διαστάσεις: 15 3X15 3Cm