Fragile cargo : China's wartime race to save the treasures of the Forbidden City
Brookes, Adam (Journalist)2022
Book
The gripping true story of the intrepid curators who saved China's finest art from the ravages of the Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
Main title:
Author:
Brookes, Adam (Journalist), author
Imprint:
London : Chatto & Windus, 2022.
Collation:
320 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781784743796 (hbk)
Dewey class:
951.156
Language:
English
Subject:
Forbidden City (Beijing, China) -- History -- Japanese Invasion, 1932Art -- China -- BeijingArt treasures in war -- Japan -- History -- 20th centuryCultural property -- Protection -- Japan -- History -- 20th centurySino-Japanese War, 1937-1945HistoryChinaHistory of artAsian historyHistorySecond World War
BRN:
984054