Naples ’44

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Avellino

Avellino
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Background

Avellino is a city and comune (municipality), and capital of the province of Avellino in the region of Campania in southern Italy. It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains 47 kilometres (29 mi) east of Naples and is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento. It has 51,819 inhabitants.

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In Naples ’44

An inland town on the roads Lewis travels, appearing around the September 1943 fighting and again during the 1944 bandit troubles.

Appears in 4 diary entries.

  1. September 18 1943
    An account of a botched American paratroop drop, followed by the grim sight of German tank crews killed in their vehicles.
  2. May 1 1944
    The onset of summer heat is announced by a street vendor's mournful cry, prompting the city's rhythms to visibly slow down.
  3. September 1 1944
    The newly-arrived Canadian soldiers prove restless, undisciplined, and utterly disconnected from the war and the local population around them.
  4. September 16 1944
    A section colleague is shot and wounded by a bandit disguised as an American officer, forcing Lewis to weigh his own role in the anti-bandit effort.

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