Bombing Pompeii - Nigel Pollard

Bombing Pompeii

World Heritage and Military Necessity

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
340 Seiten
2020
The University of Michigan Press (Verlag)
978-0-472-13220-1 (ISBN)
61,95 inkl. MwSt
Examines the circumstances under which over 160 Allied bombs hit the archaeological site of Pompeii in August and September 1943, and the wider significance of this event in the history of efforts to protect cultural heritage in conflict zones, a broader issue which is still of great importance.
Bombing Pompeii examines the circumstances under which over 160 Allied bombs hit the archaeological site of Pompeii in August and September 1943, and the wider significance of this event in the history of efforts to protect cultural heritage in conflict zones, a broader issue which is still of great importance. From detailed examinations of contemporary archival document, Nigel Pollard shows that the bomb damage to ancient Pompeii was accidental, and the bombs were aimed at road and rail routes close to the site in an urgent attempt to slow down the reinforcement and supply of German counter- attacks that threatened to defeat the Allied landings in the Gulf of Salerno. The book sets this event, along with other instances of damage and risk to cultural heritage in Italy in the Second World War, in the context of the development of the Allied Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives – the “Monuments Men.”

Nigel Pollard is Associate Professor in the College of Arts and Humanities at Swansea University.

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 35 illustrations, 10 tables
Verlagsort Ann Arbor
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 620 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Hilfswissenschaften
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Kulturgeschichte
ISBN-10 0-472-13220-2 / 0472132202
ISBN-13 978-0-472-13220-1 / 9780472132201
Zustand Neuware
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