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<p><b>''The kind of history deserving of a cinematic blockbuster'' Julia Lovell, <i>Literary Review</i></b><br><br><b>''[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, <i>Times Literary Supplement</i></b><br><br><b>''Brilliant and thrilling... A tale of daring and adventure... A desperate race against time'' Paul French,<i> South China Morning Post</i></b><br><b>_____</b><br><br><b>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.</b><br><br>Spring 1933. The silent courtyards and palaces of Peking''s Forbidden City are tense with fear and expectation. Japan''s aircraft drone overhead; its troops and tanks are only hours away. All-out war between China and Japan is coming, and the curators of the Forbidden City are faced with an impossible question: how