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?
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Leo’s War: Italy 1943-1944 (Hands on History)
Author: Murphy, Patricia
Reading Age: 10 to 11 Fifth Class
Publisher: Poolbeg Press Ltd
Illustrator: n/a
ISBN-13: 9781781998151
Number of pages: 416
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 ... Read more
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