Word: piombino
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...Tyrrhenian coast the shallow port of Piombino was taken; less than a week later Cecina, 25 miles farther north, was captured. Leghorn was only 17 miles beyond. Siena, a medieval jewel, which had been carefully spared Allied artillery fire, fell virtually unharmed to French and Americans...
Paradoxically the Prince of Piombino was among the first of Italian nobles to resign from the Catholic Party and enroll in the Fascist, immediately after the "March on Rome" (Oct. 27, 1922). Since then he has enjoyed a career as Deputy and Undersecretary of the Treasury. Particularly has he pleased Il Duce by introducing ultra modern farm machinery and methods on his ancient estates...
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