Love and War in the Apennines (Picador Books) [Idioma Inglés] - Tapa blanda

Newby, Eric

 
9780330280242: Love and War in the Apennines (Picador Books) [Idioma Inglés]
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ISBN 10: 0330280244 ISBN 13: 9780330280242
Editorial: Picador, 1996

Sinopsis

Eric Newby escapes through a hospital window to become a POW on the run in Italy in 1943. With the Nazis moving in from the North and no certain way back to England, his situation appears grim. But with the help of local farmers and villagers, who risk their lives to shelter him, he survives. Hiding in shepherds' buts and even a cave, he achieves three precious months of freedom - and meets the determined and courageous young woman who would become his wife. "Love and War in the Apennines" in an intimate account of the horror and surrealism of war, and of the heroism and selflessness of those caught up in its madness. Eric Newby creates an unforgettable record of the resilience of human nature in the face of despair, and forcefully reminds us of the pointlessness of war.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

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Eric Newby escapes through a hospital window to become a POW on the run in Italy in 1943. With the Nazis moving in from the North and no certain way back to England, his situation appears grim. But with the help of local farmers and villagers, who risk their lives to shelter him, he survives. Hiding in shepherds' buts and even a cave, he achieves three precious months of freedom - and meets the determined and courageous young woman who would become his wife. "Love and War in the Apennines" in an intimate account of the horror and surrealism of war, and of the heroism and selflessness of those caught up in its madness. Eric Newby creates an unforgettable record of the resilience of human nature in the face of despair, and forcefully reminds us of the pointlessness of war.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

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Editorial
Picador
Año de publicación
1996
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0330280244
ISBN 13 
9780330280242
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
224
Contacto del fabricante
no disponible
Persona responsable
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Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título

9780007367894: Love and War in the Apennines [Idioma Inglés]

Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  0007367899 ISBN 13:  9780007367894
Editorial: William Collins, 2010
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