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World War II Italian Prisoners of War in Chambersburg

by Flavio G. Conti, Alan R. Perry ...

Series series Images of America
During World War II, the US government interned more than 1,200 captured Italian soldiers at the Letterkenny Army Ordnance Depot located near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. These troops collaborated with the United States in a collective effort to defeat the Axis powers. They formed the 321st Italian Quartermaster Battalion, and their work consisted mainly of stocking and shipping materials- ... Read more

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During World War II, the US government interned more than 1,200 captured Italian soldiers at the Letterkenny Army Ordnance Depot located near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. These troops collaborated with the United States in a collective effort to defeat the Axis powers. They formed the 321st Italian Quartermaster Battalion, and their work consisted mainly of stocking and shipping materials-
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Il decimo clandestino: Lina Wertmüller’s Tribute to Giovannino Guareschi

by Alan R. Perry ...

This study examines Lina Wertmüller’s 1989 film adaptation of Giovannino Guareschi’s short story "Il decimo clandestino" through the lens of her documented collaboration with the author’s children, Alberto and Carlotta Guareschi. The tale itself is important to consider in its own right for its representation of Grace, a message of redemption that Wertmüller captured because she generously agreed ... Read more

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This study examines Lina Wertmüller’s 1989 film adaptation of Giovannino Guareschi’s short story "Il decimo clandestino" through the lens of her documented collaboration with the author’s children, Alberto and Carlotta Guareschi. The tale itself is important to consider in its own right for its representation of Grace, a message of redemption that Wertmüller captured because she generously agreed
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Don Camillo Stories of Giovannino Guareschi

A Humorist Potrays the Sacred

by Alan R. Perry ...

Giovannino Guareschi (1908-1968) was an Italian journalist, humorist, and cartoonist best known for his short stories based on the fictional Catholic priest Don Camillo. In this study, Alan R. Perry explores the Don Camillo stories from the perspective of Christian hermeneutics, a unique approach and the best critical key to unlocking the richness of both the author and his tales.The stories of ... Read more

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Giovannino Guareschi (1908-1968) was an Italian journalist, humorist, and cartoonist best known for his short stories based on the fictional Catholic priest Don Camillo. In this study, Alan R. Perry explores the Don Camillo stories from the perspective of Christian hermeneutics, a unique approach and the best critical key to unlocking the richness of both the author and his tales.The stories of
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Italian Prisoners of War in Pennsylvania

Allies on the Home Front, 1944–1945

by Flavio G. Conti, Alan R. Perry ...

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During World War II 51,000 Italian prisoners of war were detained in the United States. When Italy signed an armistice with the Allies in September 1943, most of these soldiers agreed to swear allegiance to the United States and to collaborate in the fight against Germany. At the Letterkenny Army Depot, located near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, more than 1,200 Italian soldiers were detained as co ... Read more

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During World War II 51,000 Italian prisoners of war were detained in the United States. When Italy signed an armistice with the Allies in September 1943, most of these soldiers agreed to swear allegiance to the United States and to collaborate in the fight against Germany. At the Letterkenny Army Depot, located near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, more than 1,200 Italian soldiers were detained as co
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Compton Mackenzie, Collection

by Compton Mackenzie ...

Sir Compton Mackenzie, (1883–1972) was a prolific writer of fiction, biography, histories, and memoir, as well as a cultural commentator, raconteur, and lifelong Scottish nationalist.It is described by Dr. John MacInnes (formerly of the School of Scottish Studies) as "one of the greatest works of English literature produced in the twentieth century."Sylvia & MichaelGuy and Pauline, 1915The Early ... Read more

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Sir Compton Mackenzie, (1883–1972) was a prolific writer of fiction, biography, histories, and memoir, as well as a cultural commentator, raconteur, and lifelong Scottish nationalist.It is described by Dr. John MacInnes (formerly of the School of Scottish Studies) as "one of the greatest works of English literature produced in the twentieth century."Sylvia & MichaelGuy and Pauline, 1915The Early
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Murder Must Advertise

by Dorothy L. Sayers ...

Series Book 8 - The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries
Lord Peter Wimsey goes undercover at an ad agency to find out who pitched a copywriter down a flight of stairs: "Delightful reading" ( The New York Times ).The iron staircase at Pym's Publicity is a deathtrap, and no one in the advertising agency is surprised when Victor Dean tumbles down it, cracking his skull along the way. Dean's replacement arrives just a few days later—a green copywriter ... Read more

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Lord Peter Wimsey goes undercover at an ad agency to find out who pitched a copywriter down a flight of stairs: "Delightful reading" ( The New York Times ).The iron staircase at Pym's Publicity is a deathtrap, and no one in the advertising agency is surprised when Victor Dean tumbles down it, cracking his skull along the way. Dean's replacement arrives just a few days later—a green copywriter
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Thrones, Dominations

A Lord Peter Wimsey / Harriet Vane Mystery

by Dorothy L. Sayers, Jill Paton Walsh ...

Series Book 1 - Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane
Deemed "one of the greatest mystery writers of this century" by the Los Angeles Times, Dorothy L. Sayers first captivated readers nearly seventy years ago with her beloved sleuths Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane in the novel Stong Poison. In Busmans's Honeymoon, her last completed Wimsey/Vane novel, Lord Peter and Harriet culminated their partnership with marriage.Now Thrones, Dominations, ... Read more

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Deemed "one of the greatest mystery writers of this century" by the Los Angeles Times, Dorothy L. Sayers first captivated readers nearly seventy years ago with her beloved sleuths Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane in the novel Stong Poison. In Busmans's Honeymoon, her last completed Wimsey/Vane novel, Lord Peter and Harriet culminated their partnership with marriage.Now Thrones, Dominations,
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The Crime at Black Dudley

by Margery Allingham ...

Series Book 1 - The Albert Campion Mysteries
The first novel in the renowned series introducing the legendary aristocratic sleuth Albert Campion from one of the four Golden Age Queens of Crime."An extremely fine tale of death in an English country house." — The New York TimesPathologist George Abbershaw is on holiday in Suffolk attending a social weekend at the remote Black Dudley manor. His friend Wyatt Petrie has organized a party to ... Read more

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The first novel in the renowned series introducing the legendary aristocratic sleuth Albert Campion from one of the four Golden Age Queens of Crime."An extremely fine tale of death in an English country house." — The New York TimesPathologist George Abbershaw is on holiday in Suffolk attending a social weekend at the remote Black Dudley manor. His friend Wyatt Petrie has organized a party to
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Gaudy Night

by Dorothy L. Sayers ...

Series Book 10 - The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries
Oxford is full of memories—and threats of murder—for Harriet Vane and Lord Peter Wimsey in this mystery that "stands out even among Miss Sayers's novels" ( The Times Literary Supplement ).Since she graduated from Oxford's Shrewsbury College, Harriet Vane has found fame by writing novels about ingenious murders. She also won infamy when she was accused of committing a murder herself. It took a ... Read more

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Oxford is full of memories—and threats of murder—for Harriet Vane and Lord Peter Wimsey in this mystery that "stands out even among Miss Sayers's novels" ( The Times Literary Supplement ).Since she graduated from Oxford's Shrewsbury College, Harriet Vane has found fame by writing novels about ingenious murders. She also won infamy when she was accused of committing a murder herself. It took a
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Busman's Honeymoon

by Dorothy L. Sayers ...

Series Book 11 - The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries
In this installment of the "literate and delightful" Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, Harriet Vane's honeymoon with the dapper British detective is marred by murder ( Chicago Tribune ).It took several near-death experiences for Lord Peter Wimsey to convince Harriet Vane to be his wife, but she has finally relented. When the dapper detective marries Britain's most popular mystery author—just a few ... Read more

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In this installment of the "literate and delightful" Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, Harriet Vane's honeymoon with the dapper British detective is marred by murder ( Chicago Tribune ).It took several near-death experiences for Lord Peter Wimsey to convince Harriet Vane to be his wife, but she has finally relented. When the dapper detective marries Britain's most popular mystery author—just a few
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Death in Sicily

The First Three Novels in the Inspector Montalbano Series--The Shape of Water; The Terra-Cotta Dog; The Snack Thief

by Andrea Camilleri ...

Translated by Stephen Sartarelli ...

Series series An Inspector Montalbano Mystery
Collected in one volume—the first three books in the bestselling Inspector Montalbano mystery series“You either love Andrea Camilleri or you haven’t read him yet. Each novel in this wholly addictive, entirely magical series, set in Sicily and starring a detective unlike any other in crime fiction, blasts the brain like a shot of pure oxygen. Aglow with local color, packed with flint-dry wit, as ... Read more

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Collected in one volume—the first three books in the bestselling Inspector Montalbano mystery series“You either love Andrea Camilleri or you haven’t read him yet. Each novel in this wholly addictive, entirely magical series, set in Sicily and starring a detective unlike any other in crime fiction, blasts the brain like a shot of pure oxygen. Aglow with local color, packed with flint-dry wit, as
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The Dark Valley

A Commissario Soneri Investigation

by Valerio Varesi ...

Translated by Joseph Farrell ...

Commissario Soneri returns home for a hard-earned autumn holiday, hoping to spend a few days mushroom picking on the slopes of Montelupo. This isolated village relies on the salame factory founded in the post-war years by Palmiro Rodolfi, and now run by his son, Paride.On arrival, Soneri is greeted by anxious rumours about the factory's solvency and the younger Rodolfi's whereabouts. Not long ... Read more

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Commissario Soneri returns home for a hard-earned autumn holiday, hoping to spend a few days mushroom picking on the slopes of Montelupo. This isolated village relies on the salame factory founded in the post-war years by Palmiro Rodolfi, and now run by his son, Paride.On arrival, Soneri is greeted by anxious rumours about the factory's solvency and the younger Rodolfi's whereabouts. Not long
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