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100	1		_aBrookes, Adam _c(Journalist), _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aFragile cargo : _bthe World War II race to save the treasures of China's Forbidden City / _cAdam Brookes.
246	3		_aWorld War II race to save the treasures of China's Forbidden City
250			_aFirst Atria Books hardcover edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bAtria Books, _c2023.
264		4	_c©2022
300			_a370 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations (some color), map ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_a"Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2022 by Chatto & Windus"--Title page verso.
505	0		_aPrelude: The Forbidden City -- First glimpse of the Imperial collections -- The shabby professor -- Peace, and war -- Evacuation -- Shanghai -- To London -- The southern route -- Fleeing Nanjing -- The central route -- The northern route -- A sort of sanctuary -- The unforgettable day -- Exile? -- Hunting tigers.
520			_a"The gripping true story of the bold and determined museum curators who saved the priceless treasures of China's Forbidden City in the years leading up to World War II and beyond"-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 347-348) and index.
520			_aSpring, 1933. Peking's Forbidden City is tense with fear and expectation. Japan's aircraft drone overhead, its troops and tanks are only hours away. How will the curators protect the vast imperial art collections in their charge? A million pieces of art-- objects that carry China's deepest and most ancient memories. For sixteen years the curators, under the leadership of museum director Ma Heng, would transport the imperial art collection thousands of miles across China. Brookes details the story of a curators and their fragile, invaluable cargo. -- adapted from jacket
650		0	_aArt treasures in war _zChina _zBeijing _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aCultural property _xProtection _zChina _zBeijing _xHistory _y20th century.
610	2	0	_aForbidden City (Beijing, China) _xHistory.
650		0	_aArt _zChina _zBeijing.
650		0	_aSino-Japanese War, 1937-1945. _9110965
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