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"Arrivederci Leopolis. The Lion's War"
Based on a true story - by George Perantoni & Sam Ivey
260 Pages & 44 Photographs
- Published by Amazon
E-book, Paperback, or Hard Cover
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Arrivederci Leopolis. The Lion's War
Based on a true story, set against the background of World War II. This is a narrative of the twentieth
century depicting historical events as experienced through the lives of an Italian wine exporter and his family.
Flags and images portrayed on the cover relate to the story.
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It is early September, 2001. New York’s World
Trade Center is no more. In Orlando, Florida, Vittorio Perantoni, now 89 years of age, sees that event as but a continuation
of what began in 1914 – the First World War. But why? In his teens during the 1930’s, an Italian
living in Lwow, Poland, he and Luigi work with their father, Carlo, at operating the family’s successful winery-pasta
tavern, and managing their import business of distributing wine from Italy. But Hitler’s 1939 invasion of Poland changes
all of that. When the Italian Consulate orders Italian nationals to leave Poland, the Perantonis are suddenly forced to leave
their considerable wealth behind. Victor’s girlfriends will also be left behind as he flees to Switzerland to avoid
the Italian fascist draft. Left too are his friends Andrẻ, Franki, and “Padre.” All of these persons will
be scattered as they face the fears, hardships, and physical abuses of the war. The war drags on as Europe burns. His friends
Andrẻ and Franki are commandeered into the Russian Army; his girlfriend Dani faces deportation to a Nazi death camp;
and Vittorio too is nearly captured and imprisoned. All are wondering: will life ever be the same again? “Arrivederci Leopolis—The Lion’s War” will show you the early 20th Century through the eyes of the Perantoni
family. You will see it as you have never seen it before, its terrors and tragedies. You will see Vittorio’s Italian
hometown Volargne di Dolcé, literally disappear in one instant! You will know why Vittorio sees World War I as the
preamble to the destruction of New York’s World Trade Center.
It's food for the inquiring mind. Buon Appetito! |
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The Screenplay
Characters (click for large views)
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| Screenplay Characters : THE FRIENDS |
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Screenplay
Hero ANDRE' FRODEL : World Famous Stamp Forger.
He was an honest lithographic artist, not a defrauding counterfeiter.
A praised
genius expert, lauded by stamp collectors world-wide. |
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| CANADIAN POSTAL ARCHIVES |
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| ANDRE FRODEL CANADIAN POSTAL ARCHIVES |
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Search for Andre Frodel in Canadian
History and Postal archives
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Rare historic photograph of Benito Mussolini
and 14-men
entourage, plus Victor and Carlo.
Photo was taken by Victor Perantoni at age 18
(late 1929 or early
1930). Click for large views:
Image above expands 400 dpi,
image at right expands
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