The Resource A castle in wartime : one family, their missing sons, and the fight to defeat the Nazis, Catherine Bailey
A castle in wartime : one family, their missing sons, and the fight to defeat the Nazis, Catherine Bailey
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- Summary
- "An enthralling story of one family's extraordinary courage and resistance amidst the horrors of war from the New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Rooms. As war swept across Europe in 1940, the idyllic life of Fey von Hassell seemed a world away from the conflict. The daughter of Ulrich von Hassell, Hitler's Ambassador to Italy, her marriage to Italian aristocrat Detalmo Pirzio-Biroli brought with it a castle and an estate in the north of Italy. Beautiful and privileged, Fey and her two young sons lead a tranquil life undisturbed by the trauma and privations of war. But with Fascism approaching its zenith, Fey's peaceful existence is threatened when Ulrich and Detalmo take the brave and difficult decision to resist the Nazis. When German soldiers pour over the Italian border, Fey is suddenly marooned in the Nazi-occupied north and unable to communicate with her husband, who has joined the underground anti-Fascist movement in Rome. Before long, SS soldiers have taken up occupancy in the castle. As Fey struggles to maintain an air of warm welcome to her unwanted guests, the clandestine activities of both her father and husband become increasingly brazen and openly rebellious. Darkness descends when Ulrich's foiled plot to kill the Fuhrer brings the Gestapo to Fey's doorstep. It would be months before Detalmo learns that his wife had been arrested and his two young boys seized by the SS."--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- ix, 461 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- "First published in Great Britain as The lost boys : a family ripped apart by war, by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, a division of Penguin Random House Ltd., London, in 2019"--Title-page verso
- Isbn
- 9780525559290
- Label
- A castle in wartime : one family, their missing sons, and the fight to defeat the Nazis
- Title
- A castle in wartime
- Title remainder
- one family, their missing sons, and the fight to defeat the Nazis
- Statement of responsibility
- Catherine Bailey
- Subject
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- Biographies
- Germany -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945
- Hassell, Ulrich von, 1881-1944
- Pirzio-Biroli, Detalmo, 1916-
- Pirzio-Biroli, Detalmo, 1916-2006
- Political prisoners -- Germany -- Biography
- Political prisoners -- Italy -- Biography
- Von Hassell, Fey
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Italy
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children | Italy
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German
- Anti-Nazi movement -- Germany
- Anti-Nazi movement -- Italy
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "An enthralling story of one family's extraordinary courage and resistance amidst the horrors of war from the New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Rooms. As war swept across Europe in 1940, the idyllic life of Fey von Hassell seemed a world away from the conflict. The daughter of Ulrich von Hassell, Hitler's Ambassador to Italy, her marriage to Italian aristocrat Detalmo Pirzio-Biroli brought with it a castle and an estate in the north of Italy. Beautiful and privileged, Fey and her two young sons lead a tranquil life undisturbed by the trauma and privations of war. But with Fascism approaching its zenith, Fey's peaceful existence is threatened when Ulrich and Detalmo take the brave and difficult decision to resist the Nazis. When German soldiers pour over the Italian border, Fey is suddenly marooned in the Nazi-occupied north and unable to communicate with her husband, who has joined the underground anti-Fascist movement in Rome. Before long, SS soldiers have taken up occupancy in the castle. As Fey struggles to maintain an air of warm welcome to her unwanted guests, the clandestine activities of both her father and husband become increasingly brazen and openly rebellious. Darkness descends when Ulrich's foiled plot to kill the Fuhrer brings the Gestapo to Fey's doorstep. It would be months before Detalmo learns that his wife had been arrested and his two young boys seized by the SS."--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1960-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bailey, Catherine
- Dewey number
- 943.086/40922
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DD256.3
- LC item number
- .B266 2019
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1960-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Bailey, Catherine
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Von Hassell, Fey
- Pirzio-Biroli, Detalmo
- Hassell, Ulrich von
- Anti-Nazi movement
- Anti-Nazi movement
- World War, 1939-1945
- Political prisoners
- Political prisoners
- World War, 1939-1945
- Germany
- Label
- A castle in wartime : one family, their missing sons, and the fight to defeat the Nazis, Catherine Bailey
- Note
- "First published in Great Britain as The lost boys : a family ripped apart by war, by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, a division of Penguin Random House Ltd., London, in 2019"--Title-page verso
- Bar code
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- 31223135013119
- 31223135013135
- 31223131787906
- 31223135013143
- 31223135013127
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-446) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- ix, 461 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780525559290
- Lccn
- 2019035993
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1090388533
- Label
- A castle in wartime : one family, their missing sons, and the fight to defeat the Nazis, Catherine Bailey
- Note
- "First published in Great Britain as The lost boys : a family ripped apart by war, by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, a division of Penguin Random House Ltd., London, in 2019"--Title-page verso
- Bar code
-
- 31223135013119
- 31223135013135
- 31223131787906
- 31223135013143
- 31223135013127
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-446) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- ix, 461 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780525559290
- Lccn
- 2019035993
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1090388533
Subject
- Biographies
- Germany -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945
- Hassell, Ulrich von, 1881-1944
- Pirzio-Biroli, Detalmo, 1916-
- Pirzio-Biroli, Detalmo, 1916-2006
- Political prisoners -- Germany -- Biography
- Political prisoners -- Italy -- Biography
- Von Hassell, Fey
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Italy
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Children | Italy
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German
- Anti-Nazi movement -- Germany
- Anti-Nazi movement -- Italy
Genre
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