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Naples 44: a World War Ii Diary of Occupied Italy Pdf, Epub, Ebook NAPLES 44: A WORLD WAR II DIARY OF OCCUPIED ITALY PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Norman Lewis | 192 pages | 02 Jan 2005 | Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc | 9780786714384 | English | New York, United States Naples 44: A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy PDF Book I am not surprised to learn that he was a contemporary of Graham Greene having read and listened to his voice through the words recorded here. Berendt throws out all the not very interesting events of his time there and concentrates all his pages on a few select characters and events, and uses the murder trial of Jim Williams as the book's arch Lewis could've done the same thing with the bandits marauding all over Naples or his friend's relation with the Italian woman. The days of Benito Mussolini must seem like a lost paradise compared with this. What makes this book special is the style of writing: laconic, subdued, detached. This is an excellent account of post-war Naples though at times it can be heartbreaking to read. It is just the treatment of the Italians by the Allies, but how one British man viewed everything. More information about this seller Contact this seller. But the real reason to read this diary is to see how the Allies interacted with the Italians, once German allies but who are liberated by the Americans, British and Canadians. Captain Cartwright, the Field Security Officer, badly smashed up in a car crash the day before we embarked, was presumably still in hospital in Oran. Time to find more Norman Lewis. As the sun began to sink splendidly into the sea at our back we wandered at random through this wood full of chirping birds and suddenly found ourselves at the wood's edge. The problem is the format of a diary, which isn't up to the conveying all the incredible experiences Lewis has in his year in Naples. Review : "One goes on reading page after page like eating cherries. Almost seventy years later, my personal perceptions and observations of Naples are strikingly similar - like looking in a mirror across time. Condition: Brand New. I thanked him profusely, and we shook hands and parted. After a near-disastrous Allied landing at Salerno, Italy, Lewis was stationed in the newly liberated city of Naples. This, somewhat damaged, is under repair by a team of British engineers, and it is assumed that sooner or later we shall cross it to advance. I spoke to one of these and gave him a few pieces of cheese salvaged from K ration packs jettisoned by the thousand after the candies they contain had been removed. One comes away from his work with knowledge, sadness, and hope. A warm, calm, morning. Lewis takes a different point of view. Lewis, Norman. Most of the wealthy inhabitants, with the exception of a few eccentrically attached aristocrats beautifully described by Malaparte, had fled, leaving the poor behind. Both of them describe terrible things. We crouched in our slit trench under the pink, fluttering leaves of the olives, and watched the fires come closer, and the night slowly passed. It is necessary but it is evil nevertheless. Published by Da Capo Pr Williams called its own Transparent Liar, a man who reigned in pubs and farmhouse kitchens, the fun being derived from the fact that his audience knew, and he knew they knew, that he was lying. Collins, Hardcover. This happy situation did not apply in the case of some of the American HQ troops we encountered, who were utterly raw and had been shipped out here straight from the eternal peace of places like Kansas and Wisconsin. This is a very interesting read that certainly shows a reality from certain mainstream works. It is still a dangerous place, bombs have been left as booby traps, and in the chaos that happens as one authority changes to another, there is space for the rise of the organised crime to fill the gaps once again. The account takes place after the invasion of Sicily and before the liberation of Rome. As stated some of the realities and lack of justice appalled me. People were starving and would do anything in their power to get food and protect their families. Confusion is still intense. We had been given no briefing or orders of any kind, and so far as the Americans were concerned we might as well not have existed. Imagining that they were calling the shots, these soldiers were in fact regarded as a valuable commodity, providing access to the black market army stores essential for survival. But the issues that concerns this officer the most and the issue that is most disquieting to readers several years removed is the obsession women. Armed hillbillies were constantly jumping out from behind a hedge to point their rifles at us and scream a demand for an answer to a password that nobody had bothered to give us. The persons reporting to German security, snitching on their neighbors, were the same ones who reported to Norman Lewis. View all 3 comments. He died in Saffron Walden, Essex, survived by his third wife, Lesley, and their son, Gawaine, and two daughters, Kiki and Samara, and by a son, Gareth, and daughter, Karen, from his second marriage with Hester, and by a son, Ito, from his first marriage. When the Allied troops arrived in Naples the population was starving, and a large proportion of the female population was forced into at least part time prostitution, simply to obtain food. Lists with This Book. The narrative then moves on to the Allied occupation of Naples. This was a good read but I'm not sure I would recommend it if you are not traveling to Naples. Almost matter-of-fact descriptions of truly terrifying scenes make them stand out even more, creating a cinematic effect. So, an unpleasant and somewhat dishonest book by a nasty man. Naples 44: A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy Writer His most descriptive work in the diary is there. In this capacity he sees little combat, but witnesses firsthand the detritus of war and the effect it has on the city of Naples and environs. We started up our motor bikes, kept as close as we could to the armoured car that had brought the news, and by God's mercy avoiding the panic-stricken fire directed from cover at anything that moved, reached this field with its rabble of shocked and demoralised soldiery — officers separated from their men, and men from their officers. The most popular of Lewis's twenty-seven books, Naples '44 is a landmark poetic study of the agony of wartime occupation and its ability to bring out the worst, and often the best, in human nature. This was the greatest invasion in this war so far — probably the greatest in human history — and the sea was crowded to the horizon with uncountable ships, but we were as lost and ineffective as babes in the wood. Book Description Da Capo Press. Armed hillbillies were constantly jumping out from behind a hedge to point their rifles at us and scream a demand for an answer to a password that nobody had bothered to give us. He faithfully documents the hopelessly Byzantine maze of vendettas, grievances, machinations, and even the ubiquitous tentacles of organized crime. Why would one want to read it? He wrote books on the Sicilian mafia totally separate Neapolitan organized crime, the Camorra and about his travels throughout Southeast Asia. Other Editions In view of the general confusion, and the absence of precise information of any kind, Sergeant-Major Dashwood decided to send four members of the Section on their motor cycles to Salerno tomorrow, using a narrow track running along the shore. The story was that there had been a breakthrough by the 16th Panzer Grenadier Division, which struck suddenly in our direction down the Battipaglia road, with the clear intention of reaching the sea at Paestum, wiping out the Fifth Army HQ, and cutting the beachhead in half. Or when a woman is raped because there are army blankets in her apartment. The corpses of those killed earlier in the day had been laid out in a row, side by side, shoulder to shoulder, with extreme precision as if about to present arms at an inspection by death. Here are two examples: "A number of buildings including a bank had been pulverized by a terrific explosion that had clearly just taken place. At the same time, he manages to develop a genuine affection and respect for the venal, superstitious, and devious Neapolitans. Synopsis About this title From the author Graham Greene called "one of our best writers, not of any particular decade but of our century," comes a masterpiece about a war-ravaged city under occupation As a young intelligence officer stationed in Naples following its liberation from Nazi forces, Norman Lewis recorded the lives of a proud and vibrant people forced to survive on prostitution, thievery, and a desperate belief in miracles and cures. Not what I expected at all. At some time during the night I awoke in absolute darkness to the sound of movements through the bushes, then a mutter of voices in which I distinguished German words. To ask other readers questions about Naples '44 , please sign up. Most entries are dry, slow-moving accounts of the author's work. As the sun began to sink splendidly into the sea at our back we wandered at random through this wood full of chirping birds and suddenly found ourselves at the wood's edge.
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