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A review by devito34
Saving Italy: The Race to Rescue a Nation's Treasures from the Nazis by Robert M. Edsel
4.0
I didn't connect to the characters of this one quite as well as I did in the Monuments Men, but having traveled to Italy, and seen some of the art that had been stolen, then found and preserved, it's amazing that this part of history isn't more well known.
In one part they describe how the Equestrian Statue of Cosimo I by Giambologna was taken out of the Piazza della Signoria, in Florence then put back in after the bombings which I found really interesting. I stayed less than a block away from that statue and have a picture of me in front of it which was so incredible to be able to connect the two. Part of me wishes I had read this before my trip but it was still really interesting to read after the fact.
Favorite quote: "Since Fine Arts are not edible, nor do they give heat to the cold, light to those in darkness, or water to those who wish to cook and wash, a reason beyond the primal needs of man must be found for concern for them in wartime…” Major Deane Keller
In one part they describe how the Equestrian Statue of Cosimo I by Giambologna was taken out of the Piazza della Signoria, in Florence then put back in after the bombings which I found really interesting. I stayed less than a block away from that statue and have a picture of me in front of it which was so incredible to be able to connect the two. Part of me wishes I had read this before my trip but it was still really interesting to read after the fact.
Favorite quote: "Since Fine Arts are not edible, nor do they give heat to the cold, light to those in darkness, or water to those who wish to cook and wash, a reason beyond the primal needs of man must be found for concern for them in wartime…” Major Deane Keller