Ian Thomson

Starving street urchins sell their sisters in the chaos of Naples, 1944

When the Allies arrived in the city in the wake of the German retreat, they were shocked by the child prostitutes, shady commerce and downright miseria

Three street urchins in Naples in 1944. [Corbis/Getty Images] 
issue 28 September 2024
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  • Naples 1944: War, Liberation and Chaos

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    William Collins, pp. 446, £25

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