Patricia Murphy
Leo's War: Italy 1943-1944
eBook
(Poolbeg Press July 31, 2018)
, 1 edition
It's 1943 and young Leo tries to protect his disabled sister Ruby as the Nazis invade Italy. After his mother is arrested, he turns to Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty to save them. But he is no ordinary priest. Known as 'The Pimpernel of the Vatican', he is the legendary organiser of the Rome Escape Line. Soon Leo is helping out with the secret network dedicated to saving lives of escaped prisoners. Bust as the sinister Nazi leader Kappler closes in, can Leo stay out of his evil clutches?
Leo's War is based on the astonishing true story of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, the Irish Oscar Schindler who saved over 6,500 lives during the German occupation of Rome in World War II.
Told through the eyes of a twelve-year-old boy, it is a dramatic roller coaster of extraordinary human courage pitted against the darkest evil by the bestselling author of Molly's Diary.
Leo's War is based on the astonishing true story of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, the Irish Oscar Schindler who saved over 6,500 lives during the German occupation of Rome in World War II.
Told through the eyes of a twelve-year-old boy, it is a dramatic roller coaster of extraordinary human courage pitted against the darkest evil by the bestselling author of Molly's Diary.
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