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. God bless him! Leski was a pilot during the war. 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. Finished the book yesterday, and cannot stop thinking about Pino Lella. I just finished reading this book. When I got back in my car and drove along the shore of Lago Maggiore back to Austria I got overwhelmed by a feeling of ridiculous accomplishment. What an amazing story. Pino Lella. This story moved me to tears many times. Mark Sullivan is the acclaimed author of eighteen novels, including the #1 New York Times bestselling Private series, which he writes with James Patterson. Have you loved the amazing story of Pino Lella in the Mark T. Sullivan book "Beneath a Scarlet Sky"? Books are in scarce supply as well. Michael, I can't imagine how proud you are of your amazing father. Introductory offer for new subscribers only. Please extend me honest and humble regards to Pino. He's a normal Italian teenagerobsessed with music, food, and girlsbut his days of innocence are numbered. Or do they reluctantly follow the wolvesmurderous Nazi officers who have pledged to protect pure-blood Germans? Hed had roller-coaster success as a writer when he hit bottom in 2006. World War II Italy has never been more alive to me. Gregg Hurwitz, New York Times bestselling author of The Nowhere Man, An incredible story, beautifully written, and a fine and noble book. James Patterson, #1New York TimesBestselling Author, Sprawling, stirring, like the richest of stories, and played out on a canvas of heroism and tragedy, Beneath a Scarlet Sky is like one of those iconic WWII black and white photos: a face of hope and tears, the story of a small life that ended up mattering in a big way. Andrew Gross, New York Times Bestselling Author of The One Man, Beneath a Scarlet Sky has everythingheroism, courage, terror, true love, revenge, compassion in the face of the worst human evils. A NEW TOUR. I hope that your father can find peace now that his story has been told. Please, Hitler Youth recruits in Rome. I'm hopeful his heart will mend when he sees Anna-Marte again. I spent about 20 minutes trying to come up with a way around but since the road was running along a large lake none of my attempts were fruitful. Sullivan said hes determined to see Lellas story told in a movie and is in talks with people in the film industry. After bombs destroy his family home. When the book finished I restarted it and was taken right back. The story is based on events in the life of Pino Lella from June 1943 to May 1945. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 26 November 2020, at 15:23. I read the book in one sitting which meant staying up until 2:30 AM. He has good days and bad days. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, and falls for Anna, a beautiful widow six years his senior. Michael, is there a way we can send your dad a letter about how strongly we feel regarding is bravery, his compassion for others, and for his contribution in the war effort? See Photos. Please join us for an exclusive best-selling author book talk on. given name. 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. Subscribers get full, survey-free access to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle's award-winning coverage both on our website and in our e-edition, a digital replica of the print edition. Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. Thompson served as an operative in the OSS. Michael Lella, first I want to thank your father for telling his story. It was an incredible book! It has been on my bucket list for years. Er war der Fahrer von General Hans Leyers und gleichzeitig Spion fr die Alliierten. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. I understand youre an unsung hero, Sullivan said. All I can say is "Wow" All that Pino went through. This novel reveals the truth of one young mans story, and the lesser known heroism of the Italian resistance fighters in World War II. At a deep level, this is a story of altruism, selflessness and faith, Sullivan said. In an attempt to protect him, Pino's parents force him to enlist as a German soldier. Ive never had anything like that happen in all my years as a reporter, Sullivan said. 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. I would so love to meet me. I cried. I took a few portraits in their courtyard and then used a beautifully textured wall in the alley with the light coming pretty strongly from one side as a background. So I decided to go through where the police man told me not to. This is the second time I read the story and also listened to it on my recent car trip via audiobook. Bozeman best-selling author Mark Sullivan has pledged $15,000 toward a charity that plans to mail free books every month to hundreds of . There was a problem saving your notification. He's a normal Italian teenagerobsessed with music, food, and girlsbut his days of innocence are numbered. 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 . This gripping tale is based on the true story of young . He built a church and ran the human. During his business trips he learned the positions of tank traps, land mines, ammunition tunnels and all fortifications between Florence and Milan and observed the construction of the most important defenses of the Germans. It was an incredible book! 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. For the next few days he became Knebel's personal driver and translator. Copyright 2023 Suspense Inc. All rights reserved. Portrait of Caroline Marks at the Surfranch, portrait of Alex Monot at Santa Barbara studio. 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. The event will also feature a special recognition of Staten Island's own, Italian-born Holocaust survivor of the Finzi-Contini . He had a moral compass, he was idealistic in a way someone only 17 or 18 can be. I am having a hard time getting back into the grind. Then Pino turned 18. I didn't know anything about Pino until I read the novel based on his life. Sullivan will give a reading at 7 p.m. May 3 at the Country Bookshelf. Through Montana friends, he found Lella, and phoned him in Italy. I appreciate it so much and want Pino to know thank you from Canada for his faith in God and doing the right thing. or ask your favorite author a question with Not only was Pino a brave and wonderful man, but Mark T. Sullivan is an amazing writer and truly knows how to portray emotion. Hello Michael. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. Youre my hero Pino Lella! What a book! Bozeman best-selling author Mark Sullivan has pledged $15,000 toward a charity that plans to mail free books every month to hundreds of local preschool children. 2. I too just finished reading the book. Q & A: Q: A self-described adventure nut, you've said you're attracted to stories where characters are pushed to their limits and Pino Lella, the hero of BENEATH A SCARLET SKY, is definitely one of these characters. This is the second time I read the story and also listened to it on my recent car trip via audiobook. Finished the book in only a few days after my father highly recommended it to me, I was captivated by the story and couldn't wrap my head around the fact that this all really happened to one soul. Invalid password or account does not exist. What a wonderful person you have as your father! Loved the book and can't wait for the movie. I m living closed to Lesa, I would like if possible to meed your father. It was clear that the previous shot was going to be it so we didnt spend too much time. This was an amazing book to read! I said to myself: No! When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps . As you were reading did you feel that the story was authentic? Anna soon came to care for Pino as he had hoped, and he longed for the end of the war, when they could marry. Risk their lives for strangers? The voice and image of "Il Duce" (as Italians were . Then, just about 20 minutes from his house the road was closed and a police man told me that there was no getting through. I just finished reaing this book. You have permission to edit this article. 2 reviews. 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. Lella went on to lead a remarkable life, selling Italian cars in Beverly Hills, marrying an heiress, becoming a ski instructor to the stars, meeting James Dean, Gary Cooper and Ernest Hemingway. Michael and I got in touch over GoodReads when he commented on my review . Given that the truth about what actually happened to each character is included at the end, talk about how Mark Sullivan crafted an interesting story while also sticking to the facts. Sign up to receive the latest news, exclusive content, and a chance to win free books. Sullivan plans to visit Lella in June and bring him the book. Get any of our free daily email newsletters news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. I cried so much after reading it so sad. If he ever did a book tour this is one I would attend. The Last Green Valleyis a compelling and inspiring story of heroism and courage in the dark days at the end of World War II. Kristin Hannah, #1New York Timesbestselling author, An Amazon Best Book of the Month: Literature & Fiction, Mark Sullivan weaves together history and memory in an epic journey of love and resilience. in Milan, 17-year old Pino Lella joined an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps. I cannot imagine living a life never knowing the answers to those same haunting questions. Language Label Description Also known as; English: Pino Lella. Speak up? He approaches a young woman and asks her to meet him at the cinema later. I was born to him later in his life and did not mature enough before he died, to ask him about his time in the war, his time being a hero, my hero. Next month, Lella turns 91. I just can't get enough of "Beneath a Scarlet Sky"! Discussion Questions. Er hatte zwei Mglichkeiten: er konnte sich zum einen Mussolinis faschistischer Armee anschlieen und hchstwahrscheinlich an der russischen Front landen oder sich zum anderen von der deutschen Armee einberufen lassen. There has to be a way. This was my summer read. August 30, 2017 courtreadsblog. I felt it when I met him. Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. Ask the Author. Pino's indomitable and heroic spirit during WWII to smuggle Jews over the Alps and spy on the Nazis is breathtaking! Beneath a Scarlet Sky is a work of historical fiction. Amazing absolutely amazing. Lella put his fingers on the monument bearing his friends name, stumbled and collapsed sobbing in Sullivans arms. It was an amazing, heroic story, but Sullivan was skeptical. Morris Berg was an American catcher and coach in Major League Baseball, who later served as a spy for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II. Those who 'leaked' stories to the media, as opposed to spying for a country, Captain S. Payne Best, "The Venlo Incident", first published by Hutchinson & Co,1950. 7. [4]. Pino is a true hero and I would shake his hand and buy him a drink if I could! When we hear that Pino's son was living in Pine Mountain Lake we were so shocked! No description defined. That is inspirational to me! Bill and Walter Martel in the museum basement where Emil slept while in the prison camp. Pino Lella is one of those people with an aura that ends up influencing their life. Reader Q&A, They pay the price to love their "neighbor" with tangible and costly action. 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. It made me laugh and it made me cry, as only a true story can. The most famous one is probably the French Resistance, with at least 57 movies and numerous books about it. What an amazing story. This story must be told to the entire world. This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. Giuseppe Pino" Lella (* June 1 1926 in Milano) is an Italian motorist and contemporary witness of the final phase of World War II. I did not enjoy being led to believe that the events in this novel were 90% truth. Please Thank him and know that my family will be praying for him and all those who sacrificed their lives to save others. Januar 2023 um 19:25 Uhr bearbeitet. Pinos wife Yvonne welcomed me into the home and after she showed me around a little I started taking a few portraits of her. Giuseppe Pino Lella. Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. Then this is the perfect tour for you! After bombs destroy his family homein Milan, 17-year old Pino Lella joined an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps. The thing he imparted to me, he said, is every frickin moment is a miracle.. I read your father was going to live with you in 2017. Giuseppe Pino Lella (* 1. Secure your seat by registering below or contact, shares the story of a teenage spy, Pino Lella. Pino Lella at age 17. This story is both.. I will be in Milan and Lake Como and would like to see him in June. Lella claimed to have led Jews fleeing Italy through the Alps into Switzerland to freedom and later, as a Nazi, to have passed information to the Italian resistance. Its gripping, shocking, heartbreaking and ultimately inspiring. My parents have a home in Lesa. GETTY IMAGES. Dunderdale was a commander during the war. You have reached the maximum number of messages that can be sent. during the summers as a child Pino and Mimo were sent to a missionary called Casa Alpina near lake Como. Shortly after finishing boot camp, an air raid blast caused serious damage to his right hand. He's a normal Italian teenagerobsessed with music, food, and girlsbut his days of . 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. As a journalist or historian, my allegiance is to the facts, Sullivan said. I was unable to stop reading until I learned what happened in the end. A true hero and an inspiration to us all! Twice, the author mentioned, Anna had Pino tie a white band around his forehead. Thank you, Pino Lella, for finding the courage to tell your story. 894646. 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. The frustration of being in the German army rather than helping refugees escape was tempered when Pino was recruited by the resistance to spy on the General. He was the driver of General Hans Leyers and at the same time a spy for the Allies . But at this point and time I understand how difficult that would be. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. Beneath a Scarlet Sky tells the tale of Giuseppe 'Pino' Lella, one of Italy's forgotten WW2 heroes. I just finished reading the book, what a inspirational life. Kopkow was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of captured Allied agents. Your father's story is amazing and so much of it. Alexander was an American spy who gathered intel from German troops occupying France. What an amazing man he is! For a brief moment, the war that had engulfed Europe and Nazi . Michael Lella, tell your father "thank you" for sharing his story and for the lives he saved. Sullivan estimates 90 percent of the story is real. Starting from the incredible true story of the young boy, an almost forgotten hero who helped a lot of Jewish families during World War II, we will walk around the city, pass by the main places described in the book and learn a lot about the history of . My dad, the protagonist of author Mark Sullivan's 2017 Amazon bestseller, Beneath a Scarlet Sky, was born in 1926. With this book, you will come to know more clearly about a personality . I started worrying. Pino was big for his age, and an expert skier, willing to take great risks for an important cause (and perhaps to have some good stories to later impress Anna, the girl he dreamed of). 0 references. They were both born in Italy and now live in California and just spend summers in Lesa. 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? 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. Registered in England No. Lella was a happy-go-lucky 17-year-old Italian boy whose family home in Milan was destroyed by Allied bombers. I knew right there and then that I had to meet this man. Just was wondering how much is true? That night at a dinner party, he heard the first snippets about Pino Lella. Pino Lella, is a beautiful, beautiful soul and I feel privileged to have read his story.I would love to sit with him over a glass of Chianti looking over at the Alps and thanking God for our loves, our losses and for our unknown endings! Matthew Moore Reichskriegsministeriums fr Rstung und Kriegsproduktion, https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pino_Lella&oldid=229525092, Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike, italienischer Widerstandskmpfer im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Part of me wants to scrap Como and head to Lesa and search out Pino and give him a hug and drink a glass of Chianti with him. God bless you, Pino. Sullivan said he was dumbfounded when he saw for himself the steep cliffs that Lella had led people across in winter. At the same time, hed like to hug every single one.. I've been to Milan twice and Lugano once. Hall was a spy for the SOE, American OSS and the CIA. And from my left Yvonne goes: You know, he was supposed to be the one driving him that day. I am looking forward to sharing Pino's story with my students and introducing them to a different side of WWII and the persecution of Jews in Italy. Diese Seite wurde zuletzt am 5. His last two years as a teenager are inseparable from the war and the fall of Fascism. Even then, I think very few men may have ever survived the barbarism that your old man had to. Pino Lella. Thank you Pino Lella for sharing your story, it made me feel a little closer to the father I miss so much. Anna accepts but doesn't show up. Be silent? I read it fast, it consumed me. Schlielich baten ihn die Amerikaner, eine letzte Mission zu bernehmen und am 3. What a page turner. I just finished the book. Pino you are a hero, it was my absolute pleasure and privilege to read your story. The war came to Giuseppe "Pino" Lella right as he watched Fred Astaire dance with Rita Hayworth. When I finished the last page I was sitting at the Denver airport . 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. Worked in Japan and Germany; Passed Information about Japan were crucial for the Soviet victory in. You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with The war came to Giuseppe "Pino" Lella right as he watched Fred Astaire dance with Ginger Rogers. I have never cried reading a book until You know. Bozeman writer captures story of young Italian hero in World War II. [3], Today Lella lives very old in the north of Milan . 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 . For a brief moment, the war that had engulfed Europe and Nazi . I am not going to be shut down last second. It does so the more when I read here from Michael Lella that Anna was a real person. Oh, my WORD! He is a true hero. Pino Lella, born 1926 in Milan, Italy. Hes a little embarrassed to hear comments written by strangers, Sullivan said. On April 24, 1945, Lella delivered General Hans Leyers to the advancing 5th American Army under the command of Major Frank Knebel. One day, while walking around Milan, he meets a woman named Anna and asks her out on a date. Honestly one of the best true stories of the worst period of humanity. Michael Lella will be possible to meat your father? Amerikanischen Armee unter dem Kommando von Major Frank Knebel aus. 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. Kowerski was a Lieutenant for Poland during the war. And I made it. Sullivan used the last of his money to fly to Milan. November 2018. Pino Lella, the subject of my novel, BENEATH A SCARLET SKY, on Lake Orta in northern Italy, with his beloved Alps behind him. He was the driver of General Hans Leyers and at the same time a spy for the Allies. Even still several days after I finished the novel I keep researching all of the events, pictures, and people online. Please know my question and intent is for respect and gratitude. More tales of courage and heroism in wartime, "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr, "Unbroken: an Olympians Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive" by Laura Hillebrand, "Tears in the Darkness: the Story of the Bataan Death March & its Aftermath" by Michael Norman andElizabeth M. Norman, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. I know it from personal knowledge, because I was there. 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. Joyeuse was an agent/operative for the OSS, who after the war became a physician and researcher and Co-founder of the American Trauma Society. Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. I already wrote, and Lella has never been able to show a photograph of his stay and of his brother Mimmo in Motta. 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. Please know how Grateful I am for the courage and inspiration your father has graciously shared through his life's story. As an English teacher, I find that we generally only focus on the "known" stories of the Holocaust and branch out very little. I was wondering about events like the battle near the cemetery where Pino rescued the body of his friend? Life is crazy but we can be blessed if we listen. I am so happy that you shared your story with the world. Search the complete digital archives for all papers in the Pioneer News Group. Whrend seiner Dienstreisen lernte er die Positionen von Panzerfallen, Landminen, Munitionstunneln und allen Befestigungen zwischen Florenz und Mailand kennen und beobachtete den Bau der wichtigsten Verteidigungsanlagen der Deutschen. So it is little surprise perhaps that Pino Lellas life is going to be made into a Hollywood film. She used this card to aid Britain. I'd love to know how the general knew about "the Observer". Pino and his brother, Mimo, spent two months every summer and one month every winter at Father Res school, Casa Alpina north of Lake Como. Inspirational . In an unlikely twist, Pino becomes the personal driver of German General Hans Leyers, who oversaw labor and death camps. 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. Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. Later, Lello enlisted in . 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. Michael, you have the most courageous dad on the earth. You are a exterordiary person. It is interesting, the effect that tragedy has on our hearts. 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. In an attempt to protect him, Pinos parents force him to enlist as a German soldiera move they think will keep him out of combat. event will also feature a special recognition of Staten Island's own, Italian-born Holocaust survivor of the Finzi-Contini family, Carla Beeber. In Beneath a Scarlet Sky, Pino Lella meets young and beautiful Anna as World War II reaches Italy and his hometown of Milan. The novel was based on "the true story of a forgotten hero," Pino Lella, an Italian youth who led refugees over the mountains to freedom in physical acts of courage. Knowing Pino Lella's story has changed my life and my outlook on life. 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. Your papa is more loved that he can image. I'm 24, so all the superlatives. You are a hero and a human..Never die Pino Lella. As a result, we are happy to announce the birth of a new Bella Milano guided walking tour: B eneath the Scarlet Sky of Milan - A day in the footsteps of Pino Lella. God bless Pino and his entire family! If you contact me, I might be able to get you a discount on the books..michaellella@yahoo.com. 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. I didnt know anything about Pino until I read the novel based on his life. Amazon Barnes and Noble Books-A-Million BookShop Indiebound, Amazon Barnes and Noble Books-A-Million IndieBound, Mark Sullivan has done it again! In my eyes you are twice a hero. I needed a lot of hugs when she got home and I just want to be around people and family and warmth while I recover from the trauma of that story. How close is the book "Under the Scarlett Sky" to your father's life? The day before the last available window I finally secured my chance to meet Pino through his wife. Tom Holland. [3], Lella lebt heute hochbetagt im Norden Mailands.[4]. What a great story. 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. Szymaska had a French identity card, which identified her as a Marie Clenat. The two men visited the Milan plaza where Lellas boyhood friend was one of 15 partisans gunned down by Italian Fascists under German orders. A total Hero! Please tell him how much I appreciate knowing his life story. I just wanted to comment on Mark Sullivans book. 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. Un abbraccio a suo padreha avuto un coraggio e forza che oggi nessuno avrebbe. Beneath a Scarlet Sky News Retweeted. Holland has been attached to play World War II Italian spy Pino Lella, who has a son in Groveland and . The novel's protagonist, Pino Lella starts out as a carefree Italian youth whose main concern is finding love. Michael, I knew your father and your family when you were living in Mammoth. When he first heard snippets of Pino Lella's story at a dinner party more than 11 years ago, Mark Sullivan was unable to shake the image of an Italian teenager leading refugees to safety across perilous mountain ridges, and he became determined to tell the tale of this anonymous, unsung hero. I hope to also open their eyes to how much power and strength that children of their age group are capable of in difficult times. Pino Lella is such an inspiration and hero, along with Mimo and Father Re and everyone else involved in saving so many lives. shop art. God bless your father. Just finished this book, and I have rarely ever felt so attached to the people and events of a book. 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