Entry 52 · Book chapter 53
March 19 1944
Vesuvius erupts in a spectacular, awe-inspiring display, which Lewis compares to Pliny's ancient description of the eruption that destroyed Pompeii.
Themes
Reflections
Bombing kills only the poor — Allied and German alike
After a bad air raid kills children in Santa Lucia, Lewis notes bitterly that both the Germans and the Allies, in these indiscriminate raids, only ever seem to kill the poor.
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