Through a millennium and a half Rome has known many a German master. Now, as the bloody battle of Italy moves up from the south, Nazi tanks and cannon rumble not far from the Forum, Colosseum and Pantheon. Truck convoys roll by the churches, palaces and museums where the sculptures of the Caesars, the frescoes of the Renaissance are stored.
In Naples the Nazis had wrecked military installations (TIME, Oct. 11). They had also planted time bombs in the post office and other nonmilitary buildings. By & large, they had spared Naples' art...
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