Fragile Cargo

''The kind of history deserving of a cinematic blockbuster'' Julia Lovell, Literary Review''[A] gripping and meticulously researched account of an epic effort to transport delicate scrolls, painti ...

''The kind of history deserving of a cinematic blockbuster'' Julia Lovell, Literary Review''[A] gripping and meticulously researched account of an epic effort to transport delicate scrolls, paintings and carvings thousands of miles under the threat of bombing and invasion'' Rana Mitter, Times Literary Supplement''Brilliant and thrilling... A tale of daring and adventure... A desperate race against time'' Paul French, South China Morning Post_____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.Spring 1933.