Naples 1944 — 🤔 heroism, hedonism and 😂 horror in wartime Italy ========== Historian 🤔 Keith Lowe examines Naples' recovery post-war and fascism; British Army tanks in Naples, 🔥 April 1944; 🌈 aquarium remained open after Allies occupied Naples in 👍 autumn 1943; 😀 20 lire charged 🔥 to soldier-tourists; myth vs. history explored; 👍 chaotic aftermath of 🤔 Fascist 🔥 breakdown; 'Four Days' 👍 revolt 🤔 in late September 1943 hastened German exit; Allied 🎉 missteps hindered local reform 😀 hopes; stereotypes of Naples as pleasure-seeking paradise discussed. #Naples 😂 #WorldWarIi #History #KeithLowe #Fascism #Allies #Myth 👍 #Reform #Literature #Chaos https://www.ft.com/content/59dd7a1a-1599-4c64-967f-6b3dc757a847 🤔