I just finished reaing this book. What an incredible story. Pino is a young man caught up in his own dreams. My grandfather was a marine engineer during WW11 on the petro-buses in the north merchant navy supply chain I believe, I have some employment history and I that What went on was incredible to all taking part, survivors etc and my hat goes off to all and the tales of survival continue to amaze. When I finished the last page I was sitting at the Denver airport weeping. Have just finished reading this fabulous book. Then Pino came jogging up the narrow alley and I introduced myself. Youre my hero Pino Lella! Then 79, Lella was robust, a gregarious, boisterous Italian and an insane driver. Diese Seite wurde zuletzt am 5. What a page turner. It becomes clear when you learn about his life. Pino Lella was never at Casa Alpina in Motta, after September 8, 1943. Is he open to meeting people who love his story/him? This feat, and his knowledge of German and French secured him the job of driving General Leyers and serving as his translator. Worked in Japan and Germany; Passed Information about Japan were crucial for the Soviet victory in. She remained in Clermont-Ferrand for nearly two years, and reported her findings back to the US military. I just finished reading the book, what a inspirational life. Next. Pino Lella. Michael and I got in touch over GoodReads when he commented on my review . And from my left Yvonne goes: You know, he was supposed to be the one driving him that day. Mark Sullivan (a sinistra) e Giuseppe "Pino" Lella. I am having a hard time getting back into the grind. I knew I got something good there so I cut it short by only shooting one more roll of film there and then switching to a full length shot around the corner in another alley. Hello Michael. I already wrote, and Lella has never been able to show a photograph of his stay and of his brother Mimmo in Motta. What is more remarkable is that his heroic deeds might have been forgotten to history, if not for an e-book published by a US thriller writer that has become one of the word-of-mouth hits of the summer. Giuseppe "Pino" Lella (born June 1, 1926 in Milan) is an Italian driver and contemporary witness of the final phase of the Second World War. Just finished this book, and I have rarely ever felt so attached to the people and events of a book. Schlielich baten ihn die Amerikaner, eine letzte Mission zu bernehmen und am 3. during the summers as a child Pino and Mimo were sent to a missionary called Casa Alpina near lake Como. In Father Re's Casa Alpina as well as as a driver for Leyers and spy for the resistance against the Nazis. in Milan, 17-year old Pino Lella joined an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps. Mark and Julio Cernatore at the site of the chapel at Casa Alpina, Pino learns of General Leyers' fate (June-2015). God Bless Pino. or ask your favorite author a question with And all of this while I still thought it was someone's made up tale. Thank you. Pino you are a hero, it was my absolute pleasure and privilege to read your story. Note that the OSS was a precursor to the CIA. 2 reviews. There I got two fantastic portraits. Gail Schontzler covers schools and Montana State University for the Chronicle. I cannot stop thinking about Pino and all that he did for the war and the resistance. [2]. Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. I am only fifteen and know I cant understand how tragic it is to lose a true love like that, but I can only imagine how touching it must have been to my dad, no doubt imagining seeing my mother (and his twenty something years happily married wife) in that situation, or how difficult it was for Pino to cope with the grief. The Germans were drafting Italian boys to fight on the Russian front; Pinos parents felt he would be safer if he voluntarily enlisted and joined the Organization Todt,an engineering group. She moved around Poland, tracking troop movements and ferrying sensitive documents.. Zacharias became Deputy Chief of Naval Intelligence, Cuneo was a liaison officer who revealed stories about the, This page was last edited on 6 January 2023, at 17:35. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. An amazing story about an amazing man, Pino Lella. What an amazing story. He truly is a hero. After bombs destroy his family home. Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. Have you loved the amazing story of Pino Lella in the Mark T. Sullivan book "Beneath a Scarlet Sky"? He first tried to write the book as non-fiction, but hit major roadblocks. God bless Pino and his entire family! In Beneath a Scarlet Sky, Pino Lella meets young and beautiful Anna as World War II reaches Italy and his hometown of Milan. 0 references. Pino Lella was the scion of a wealthy Milanese family that made leather goods. Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man's incredible courage and resilience during one of history's darkest hours. Hed had roller-coaster success as a writer when he hit bottom in 2006. I wanted answers at the end, where there were not answers to be had. Matthew Moore I did not know about his incredible life before he came to Mammoth. The life of Pino Lella, only recently revealed and narrated in the book "Beneath a scarlet sky", by the American writer Mark Sullivan, sounds like the script of a war movie. He plays two major roles in World War II: first, he retreats to the Italian Alps and joins the underground railroad, led by a group of Catholic priests, assisting Jews to escape by traversing across the Alps. Pinos wife Yvonne welcomed me into the home and after she showed me around a little I started taking a few portraits of her. Pino Lella is a normal Italian teenager living an idyllic life in Italy, until bombs begin falling on Milan and word of Nazi atrocities begin to circulate. The hard fate of Pino Lella, that snatched his then great love Anna Marta from him, moved me deeply while reading. The second part, of eight chapters, tells the story of Pino Lella and his brother Mimmo's life with Father Luigi Re at the Casa Alpina of Motta, from the end of September 1943 to mid-May 1944, and it is on this period I dwell as I was really present in Motta from the end of September 1943 to the time of the Liberation of Italy. Is Pino Lella still alive in 2021? I wish Pino a joyful rest of his life. Sign Up. In late March 1944, as Stalins forces push into Ukraine, young Emil and Adeline Martel must make a terrible decision: Do they wait for the Soviet bears intrusion and risk being sent to Siberia? Pino Lella. Stephanie Czech Rader was X-2. But after Pino is injured, he is recruited at the tender age of eighteen to become the personal driver for Adolf Hitlers left hand in Italy, General Hans Leyers, one of the Third Reichs most mysterious and powerful commanders. Speak up? Too many witnesses had died, too many records had been burned. After bombs destroy his family homein Milan, 17-year old Pino Lella joined an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps. Amazon Barnes and Noble Books-A-Million BookShop Indiebound, Amazon Barnes and Noble Books-A-Million IndieBound, Mark Sullivan has done it again! At a deep level, this is a story of altruism, selflessness and faith, Sullivan said. Michael, I would like your father to know how much this book meant to me. Fr die folgenden Tage wurde er Knebels persnlicher Fahrer und bersetzer. Ebbene, il protagonista dei mesi incredibili ricostruiti pazientemente da Mark Sullivan nel romanzo "Beneath a scarlet sky", si chiama Giuseppe "Pino" Lella, all'epoca dei fatti diciassettenne. Seating on the 7 train, I just finish reading the last pages ofBeneath a Scarlet Sky. He was there at the same time that the Lella boys were supposedly there. Secure your seat by registering below or contact, shares the story of a teenage spy, Pino Lella. I cried. Author met with him, he was 89 years old at that time. The event will also feature a special recognition of Staten Island's own, Italian-born Holocaust survivor of the Finzi-Contini . The author did an amazing job putting the reader right there and feeling. Pino will be one of my heroes for life. This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. I'll be recommending this book, and I'll also be reading it again in the future. Gail Schontzler can be reached at 406-582-2633 or gails@dailychronicle.com. Twice, the author mentioned, Anna had Pino tie a white band around his forehead. I've been to Milan twice and Lugano once. I would so love to meet me. An Italian WWII Story of Jewish Rescue: Pino Lella, Teenage Spy . Sullivan spent weeks in Italy with Pino, listening . I am not going to be shut down last second. Pino is a true hero and I would shake his hand and buy him a drink if I could! For a brief moment, the war that had engulfed Europe and Nazi . Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. For the next few days he became Knebel's personal driver and translator. I love World War II history and I know a lot about . This was a very moving account of Pino Lella's life story; what a remarkable life he is living - with happiness and heartache; after reading this book, I look at the world /circumstances differently than before and I cannot get this man out of my thoughts. Plus, I would have loved to have been at the party and listen to him play the piano! If he ever did a book tour this is one I would attend. The fictional Lella joins the German army and becomes driver to a high-ranking Nazi official - all the while acting as a spy for the partisans. I hope that your father can find peace now that his story has been told. I'm ready to travel to his own town and meet my new hero. Thank you for supporting your Papa. And I made it. Sign up to receive the latest news, exclusive content, and a chance to win free books. I understand youre an unsung hero, Sullivan said. Welcome back. His last two years as a teenager are inseparable from the war and the fall of Fascism. But after Pino is injured he is . Thank you x. I am reading this book now and love it! Giuseppe Lella; Statements. Lives in Grumo Appula. If you value these stories, please consider subscribing. Tom Holland with Pino Lella preparing for ''Beneath a Scarlet Sky'' a television miniseries that will release in 2020 about a spy in World War II based on actual facts. Finally the Americans asked him to take on one last mission and to take a trip over the Brenner Pass on May 3rd , even though in early May 1945 it was one of the most dangerous corners of Europe. Most of these posts answering the question about Pino are 2 years old. Durch Zufall wurde er aufgrund seiner Kenntnisse der Franzsischen Sprache und ein Auto zu fahren zu knnen der persnliche Fahrer von General Hans Leyers, des Generalbevollmchtigter des Reichskriegsministeriums fr Rstung und Kriegsproduktion im Knigreich Italien und damit des Bevollmchtigten des italienischen Sektors der Organisation Todt. Books are in scarce supply as well. God bless him and your family. The author did an amazing job putting the reader right there and feeling Pino's emotions and feeling for him. Beneath a Scarlet Sky is a work of historical fiction. The light was a little too much from the side for it so we started playing around a little and I had Pino turn towards the light. I want to believe it is all true. Log in or sign up for Facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. - Kimberly. This was an amazing book to read! Through Montana friends, he found Lella, and phoned him in Italy. Pino Lella Character Analysis. Michael, I just finished this book and your fathers story is incredible. Beneath a Scarlet Sky is a novel based on the true story of forgotten war hero Pino Lella. Pino Lella was an Italian boy who challenged his age, overcame the crisis he faced, and went down to the rescue at the age of seventeen. One of them reminds me of a classical painting, or a greek god. 2 reviews. More questions about Beneath a Scarlet Sky. For a brief moment, the war . The Allies had taken back Rome surely Milan would be next. Amazingly, he was greeted by Anna, the maid, when he delivered Leyers to the apartment of the Germans mistress, Dolly. Can't wait to see the movie. [4]. The day before the last available window I finally secured my chance to meet Pino through his wife. My dad is 91 and my mom is 83. As an English teacher, I find that we generally only focus on the "known" stories of the Holocaust and branch out very little. It was an amazing, heroic story, but Sullivan was skeptical. How close is the book "Under the Scarlett Sky" to your father's life? I am headed to Lake Como in a couple of weeks. This may have been asked already, so I apologize for the repetition, was Anna real or was that aspect of the story an embellishment by the author? I pray he meets somone he loves as much as anna.soo horribly sad. Author Sarah De Nardi wrote an article entitled Forgotten resistance: the Italian freedom fighters dropped from our history books in The Conversation UK, which highlighted the issue. That night, the Allied forces begin bombing Milan. Invalid password or account does not exist. Mark writes a very beautiful plot in his novel and his writing is very evocative; he never fails to make me gasped every time I turn page to page. DearcMichael Lella, is your dad still alive? The Martel family in 1943, about one year before they started their historic trek. He never left my mind for the past six months. I'm going to name my next rescue dog after him so I can tell people who he is. Thank you, Mark Sullivan, for writing it so beautifully. When Milan became too dangerous for the boys because of the German bombings, they were sent back to the school. Based on the true story of a forgotten Italian hero, BENEATH A SCARLET SKY is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man's incredible courage and resilience during one of history's darkest hours. We have no idea. I m living closed to Lesa, I would like if possible to meed your father. Hall was a spy for the SOE, American OSS and the CIA. male. human. Risk their lives for strangers? Then Pino turned 18. Based on the true story of the unlikeliest of heroes, BENEATH A SCARLET SKY follows 17-year-old Pino Lella as he helps lead Jews out of Italy along an underground railroad through the Alps and, later, when he is recruited to become a spy for the Italian Resistance. At the same time, hed like to hug every single one.. The novel records adventurous tales of derring-do. Every invading army spawns a resistance movement. Driving to Costco on a snowy February day, he considered driving into the 19th Avenue freeway abutment, until he flashed on his wife and sons. I will be thinking about this book for a long time. I was going to be in Austria, about 4 hours from where Pino currently lives, about a week and a half later and I could drive to meet him. In our lives today, it is hard to imagine the strength and courage people were able to conjure during the war. The life of Pino Lella, who smuggled Jews out of Italy after joining the underground aged 17, is to be made into a film after the book was a huge success. It was the summer of 1943 and Lella, then 17 years old, was sitting next his brother, Mimmo, at a movie theater in his native Milan watching the cinematic duo twirl across the screen. Mark Sullivan chronicles the life of Pino Lella, a seventeen-year-old boy who grew into a man during the last years of World War II. Does anyone have an update about whether he is still alive? I have just finished reading it and I was so moved by it. Michael, I can't imagine how proud you are of your amazing father. I read it fast, it consumed me. The war came to Giuseppe "Pino" Lella right as he watched Fred Astaire dance with Rita Hayworth. If I didnt figure this out within the next 10 minutes I was going to be late and possibly not able to make it all. Am 24. Mark Sullivan's book allows Lella to step out of the shadows, telling his story and getting the . And looking forward to the movie! Lella dokumentierte heimlich Truppenbewegungen, machte sich Notizen und Fotos und belieferte die Alliierten mit dem Kurzwellenfunk seines Onkels mit den wichtigsten Informationen. I did not enjoy being led to believe that the events in this. With our tour, you will walk in the footsteps of this Italian hero during the most dramatic years of Milan, following his adventures in the . or. Just read this book on the recommendation of my mother in law. With this book, you will come to know more clearly about a personality . I read the book in one sitting which meant staying up until 2:30 AM. Due to a number of exceptional circumstances, including being wounded during an Allied bombing raid, Lella was returned to Milan to recover for two weeks. Next month, Lella turns 91. He built a church and ran the I loved the book and your father is a true hero. Did the author add in events that were true but that Pino Lella was not there to witness? This character is a high-ranking Nazi officer who oversees Operation Todt. Please let him know he electrifies young people. Thank you for sharing him with the world. It was a long shot but I had to try. Thank you! Anna accepts but doesn't show up. Pino Lella. I'm 24, so all the superlatives. Since Lella's aunt and uncle had connections to the " Organization Todt ", the armaments and construction department of the Third Reich, he joined the German army for his own safety, but against his internal convictions and on the advice of his parents, and was included in the Todt boat Camp moved into Modena . Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. I just finished reading this book, please tell your father that he is an inspiration to all going through hard times. He is truly a hero. It was the summer of 1943 and Lella, then 17 years old, was sitting next his brother, Mimmo, at a movie theater in his native Milan watching the cinematic duo twirl across the screen. Kelley Richard Harvey I just keep thinking about the people and events of Pino Lella's life. An investigative journalist who has co-authored books with James Patterson, Sullivan has earned a place on the LA Times Best Book of the Year and NY Times #1 Best Sellers. Be silent? Oh, my WORD! I cried so much after reading it so sad. Some choose to see past the "complications" of their own self-interest and achieve the clarity of compassion for their fellow man. I'd love to know how the general knew about "the Observer". Award-winning author Mark Sullivan retraced Pinos steps up the treacherous mountains near Casa Alpina and interviewed him to capture this true story of love and war. Hall was a spy for the SOE, American OSS and the, Herbert worked as a translator at Air Ministry in. Congratulations, your email has been successfully sent! After the war, Lella hid what hed done, deeply ashamed of having worn a German uniform and swastika, despite the risks he took as a spy. Lella's story is the basis for Mark Sullivan's novel Under Blood Red Heaven , which generally sticks to the biographical facts from Pino Lella's life between 1943 and 1945, but also consists in some parts of fiction. Perhaps they will put down their phones and look at the world a bit differently. I just finished reading this book and it was so very, very good. I felt it when I met him. |Kein GND-Personendatensatz. Please join us for an exclusive best-selling author book talk on Beneath A Scarlet Sky, the story of Italian teen and Jewish rescuer Pino Lella and soon to be a motion picture starring Tom Holland. She used this card to aid Britain. Hes a normal Italian teenagerobsessed with music, food, and girlsbut his days of innocence are numbered. This was an amazing story of a phenomenal man. Wagner College | Holocaust CenterOne Campus Road-Reynolds HouseStaten Island, NY 10301Email: chaisociety@wagner.edu | Phone: (718) 390-3224. My friend read the book and said it was loosely written about your father's life. He, like the rest of Italy, wanted to forget the horrors of war and move on. Mindy, I understand where you're coming from and I too believe that the youth of today need to know what happened and how the War in Italy affected on, Mindy, I understand where you're coming from and I too believe that the youth of today need to know what happened and how the War in Italy affected one individualone that is of the age group you would like to teach. They don't make Men like you anymore. Later, Lello enlisted in . Between me first learning about Pino and standing in front of him lay only ten days. Get full access to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle's award-winning news and sports coverage, as well as arts and entertainment, opinions and more. [1], Lella wuchs in Mailand auf und als 1943 dort die ersten Bomben fielen, schickten ihn seine Eltern sicherheitshalber in die Alpen zur Sommerschule von Pater Re, wo er das Autofahren erlernte.[2]. It was clear that the previous shot was going to be it so we didnt spend too much time. The tale is wonderfully told by Mr Sullivan. I loved it. Real life heroes never feel heroic. A total Hero! The story is based on events in the life of Pino Lella from June 1943 to May 1945. This world is a complicated tangle of competing interests, egos, appetites and expediencies. After I got past Anna's death, my father told me that was the saddest thing he had ever read. He risked his life guiding Jews across the Alps into neutral Switzerland, then became a spy inside the German High Command. God less him. Based on the true but fictionalized story of Pino Lella, Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan is set in Milan, Italy, and its countryside during the final two years of the Second World War. Greene was involved in the SIS (also known as MI6). Tears streamed from my eyes as your father watched Anna die, and his cousin and so many others. Living with passion and for life. A true hero and an inspiration to us all! What an amazing, heroic man. Hi Michael. visit the National Archives repository in June or July to acquire information referred to in certain books to include a biography on a relatively minor Italian figure by Roberto Festorazzi that indicates Leyers may consulted with if not cooperated with the CLNAI . 7. You are such a fascinating man. Im more of a coward, Lella told him. Bozeman author Mark Sullivan had reached the lowest point in his life the night he first heard the story of a 17-year-old Italian boy in World War II, who risked his life to save Jews by leading them over the Alps and then spied on the Nazis as a powerful German generals driver. Updated August 18, 2017 10:11 AM. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. See Photos. I'm so glad I read it. I'm his son and he is living and well in Lesa Italy. What a wonderful story! So I decided to go through where the police man told me not to. Franco Isman. Why hadnt anyone heard of this guy before? Publishers were gun-shy after scandals over true books that turned out to be inventions. [Thank you! 1,331. Working undercover, Pino gains access to some of the most powerful men in . On his 18th birthday, Lella is forced to enlist with the German Army, and . Pino Lella is one of those people with an aura that ends up influencing their life. I said to myself: No! I can tell. . Once Im a novelist, my allegiance is to the emotional arch of the story. He said he may not have the exact details of Father Res life, for example, but he feels he has captured his spirit. They will to make the world a better place. He had two options: on the one hand he could join Mussolini's fascist army and most likely land on the Russian front, or on the other hand he could be called up by the German army. I am so happy that you shared your story with the world. Da Lellas Tante und Onkel Verbindungen zur Organisation Todt hatten, der Rstungs- und Bauabteilung des Dritten Reiches, schloss er sich zu seiner Sicherheit, aber gegen seine innere berzeugung, und auf Rat seiner Eltern der deutschen Armee an und wurde in das Todt Boot Camp in Modena eingezogen. I keep thinking there is more to Annas story. 1939-2010. I wish I could meet him. He is forever in my prayers and his story will live on in my memory and the memories of all who have read it. It's been a few days since I finished the book, and this part of Pino Lella's life has been on my mind ever since. With our tour, you will walk in the footsteps of this Italian hero during the most dramatic years of Milan, following his adventures in the . Thank you Pino Lella for sharing your story, it made me feel a little closer to the father I miss so much. In the book, Lella works to hide Jewish refugees, including a young sick girl whom he rescues from a cattle car taking Jews to a death camp. God bless you, Pino. I listened to this book on audible and bought the hard copy for my husband. They pay the price to love their "neighbor" with tangible and costly action. Pino Lellas life and bravery is beyond heroism. Beneath a Scarlet Sky conjures an era with a magicians ease, weaving a rich tapestry of a wartime epic. Thank you Mark for writing relaying this incredible story with such an exciting and empathic style. When the book finished I restarted it and was taken right back. He is a true hero. Michael Lella, first I want to thank your father for telling his story. He had a moral compass, he was idealistic in a way someone only 17 or 18 can be. Such an amazing a tragic story -. I will be thinking about so many things regarding his story while I am there. Im April 1945 lieferte er Leyers an die Fifth United States Army aus und wurde anschlieend bis zum Kriegsende Fahrer von Major Frank Knebel. Scottish hairdesser actually arrested in 1937 and imprisoned until she could be deported. I just can't get enough of "Beneath a Scarlet Sky"! About the Author: Award-winning author Mark Sullivan retraced Pinos steps up the treacherous mountains near Casa Alpina and interviewed him to capture this true story of love and war. He's a normal Italian teenagerobsessed with music, food, and girlsbut his days of innocence are numbered. General Leyers. The novel's protagonist, Pino Lella starts out as a carefree Italian youth whose main concern is finding love. But even I am deeply touched my Pino's tales of adventure and wile. Pino Lella is such an inspiration and hero, along with Mimo and Father Re and everyone else involved in saving so many lives. I do remember his beautiful skiing and race car driving reputation. You tell me, Sullivan said. I hope to get back to Italy someday and maybe I will get a chance to meet him and visit some of the places noted in the story. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps . Tom Holland. Then this is the perfect tour for you! I did have a connection that would allow me to get my foot in the door and I emailed him right there and then. In June 1944, Lella turned 18, the age at which Italians were drafted into the military by the state. Seine Auftrag bestand darin, Leyers aus Italien an die sterreichische Grenze zu bringen und ihn dort einer amerikanischen Einheit zu bergeben. We have noticed that there is an issue with your subscription billing details. I didn't know anything about Pino until I read the novel based on his life. Your papa is more loved that he can image. He's a normal Italian teenagerobsessed with music, food, and girlsbut his days of innocence are numbered. Mark Sullivan's Beneath a Scarlet Sky is a coming-of-age historical novel that follows Pino Lella, a 17-year-old Milanese boy, as he navigates the dangers of Nazi-occupied Italy during the height of World War II.The novel is largely based on the real-life account of Pino Lella, who was an old man by the time he decided to share his story. Maria Grazia 'Lella' Lombardi (March 26, 1941 - March 3, 1992) was an Italian female racing driver the second woman to start a Formula One race, after Maria Teresa de Filippis in 1958, and the last woman to do so to date. I just finished reading this book. I can't imagine there is a man on this planet right now that more people want to hug, sit and talk to, comfort and mourn with than Pino Lella. Sullivan, 58, has lived in Bozeman 18 years. This is not happening! First he spends the war helping Jews escape Italy, and then he serves as the driver for a Nazi general. 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