Salvare Torino e l’arte – Storie di interventi per la tutela del patrimonio umano e artistico durante la II Guerra Mondiale

Where had Turin’s artworks been hidden during World War II? How was the civil defence system organized? How had Turin been saved by English bombers attacks? This book illustrates the unreleased stories of the protection of the artistic and cultural heritage, firefighters rescue actions and the numerous air attacks against the city. The au thors have done a deep research an d they have recovered valuable and important informations about t he safeguard of Turin’s wealth: here’s how population and art of a city often linked to industry – but that actually is the custodian of culture, History and unique artifacts – had been saved.