Operation Bowler: The Audacious Allied Bombing of Venice during World War II
By Jonathan Glancey
Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
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By Jonathan Glancey
Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
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March 21st, 1945. Bursting through a hazy sky, dozens of Allied fighters and bombers sweep over German-occupied Venice.
Their mission: destroy Germany's strategic outposts nestled along the port, while leaving the floating city unscathed.
As bombs rained down upon Europe, flattening city after city, Venice-La Serenissima; home of Titian and Veronese; immortalized in the serene landscapes of Canaletto-remained sacrosanct. Its artistic and architectural treasure too considerable, too precious t...



















