Presents in honor of Veterans Day
Thursday, November 11, 2010 – 6:30 pm
The Italian American Museum is pleased to announce a special program on Veterans Day, November 11, 2010, featuring author John Lanza, who will present a slide presentation of his new book, Shot Down Over Italy. He will also answer questions and sign copies of the book.
Shot Down Over Italy is a true story about courage and survival in Nazi-occupied Italy during World War II. It pays tribute to a seven-man crew of a B-25 bomber that was shot down over Nazi-occupied Italy, and to two Italian partisans and their families who risked their lives to help two of the crew members evade the enemy by harboring them in a cave for a couple of months.
As a result of this story, which went untold for over sixty years, two Italians who helped two Americans in 1944 received gold medals for courage on Liberation Day 2008 in a public ceremony in Pian di Sco, a city in Tuscany located near Florence, Italy.
Italian American Museum
155 Mulberry Street
New York, NY 10013
(Suggested Donation of $5 per person)
Seating is limited
To reserve a place for this event please call the
Italian American Museum at (212) 965-9000
or
email: info@italianamericanmuseum.org
This program is sponsored in part by funds from the
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
