The villa Colonel Bernhard had commandeered for himself and his men was on a hill in the outskirts of Rome. It was a magnificent structure, which the German officer thought he was entitled to, with broad terraces looking across the narrow valley that separated the estate from the buzz of life in the Eternal City.
The villa Colonel Bernhard had commandeered for himself and his men was on a hill in the outskirts of Rome. It was a magnificent structure, which the German officer thought he was entitled to, with broad terraces looking across the narrow valley that separated the estate from the buzz of life in the Eternal City.The terrace that fronted the best view had with a stone portico, supported by great columns made of Carrara marble. A long wooden table and a dozen chairs served Bernhard
