german occupation, 1943-1945

In World War II Italy, seventeen-year-old Pino Lella is thrust into the war when his home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs. He joins an underground railroad that helps Jews escape Italy, and meets beautiful widow Anna. His parents try to protect Lella by forcing him to enlist as a German soldier, but he soon finds himself working as the personal driver of General Hans Leyers, one of Adolf Hitler's most powerful commanders. Pino realizes the opportunity to spy for the Allies and courageously endures the horrors of war to secretly fight for a future with Anna.

Hiding from the Nazis in the guise of a Christian farmer's wife, a Jewish woman is met with suspicion by a Nazi official who harbors a vendetta against the former seminary student posing as her husband.

"In 1940s Italy, teenager Pino Lella joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps and falls for a beautiful widow, he also becomes the personal driver of one of the Third Reich's most powerful commanders."--Provided by publisher.

A chronicle of daily life at La Foce, a manor in a Tuscan no-man's land bracketed by foreign invasion and civil war.

Details the last days of the man who founded Fascism and ruled as dictator of Italy for almost 21 years.

Chronicles the experiences of the men serving in the 92nd Infantry Division, the last segregated United States Army division and the only African-American division to fight in World War II.

Upon returning to Italy, fourteen-year-old Roberto struggles to survive, first on his own, then as a member of the resistance, fighting against the Nazi occupiers while yearning to reach home safely and for an end to the war.

Discusses the campaigns, battles, and leading military and political personalities in Italy during World War II.