Naples 44: An Intelligence Officer in the Italian Labyrinth - Norman Lewis > Reviews

Advantages: Sharp, superb writing
Disadvantages: So much tragedy in war

...his time in and around Naples from September 1943 to October 1944. He was part of a kind of police-force come liaison group and his job was counter intelligence. He found himself trying to put a stop to black marketeering and generally ducking, diving and negotiating with everyone around him in order to further the allied cause and impose stability on the region. As if Naples were not already exotic enough, the madness that accompanies war, and especially ... Read review