Author Talk with Adam Brookes, Author of Fragile Cargo

“Wars not only put individual lives at risk, but entire cultures. From Ukraine to Iraq to Afghanistan, we’ve grown used to seeing images of looted museums, obliterated landmarks, and broken artifacts. The theft of important works of art in Western Europe by the Nazis during World War II has been widely documented. Less well-known—and told here for the first time in English—is the astounding true story of the efforts in China to protect one of the greatest art collections in the world from almost certain destruction.”

In Fragile Cargo: The World War II Race to Save the Treasures of the Forbidden City, journalist Adam Brookes gives readers the gripping true story of the bold and determined museum curators who saved the priceless treasures of China’s Forbidden City in the years leading up to World War II and beyond.

About the Author

Adam Brookes was born in Canada and grew up in the United Kingdom. For many years he was a journalist for BBC News, working as a correspondent in Beijing, as well as in Indonesia and the United States. He lives in Takoma Park, Maryland.