The Honoured Society describes how the US army returned the Mafia to power in 1944, after Mussolini came close to destroying them. It looks at the Mafia in their homeland – how in attempting to preserve Sicily for the Sicilians in the face of countless invasions it infiltrated every aspect of the island’s life, corrupting landowners, the police, the judiciary and even the church. In one chilling chapter Norman Lewis details the escapades of eighty-year-old Padre Camelo, who led his monks on sprees of murder and extortion, frequently using the confessional box for transmitting threats.
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Bahasa Inggeris ● Format EPUB ● Halaman-halaman 270 ● ISBN 9781906011963 ● Saiz fail 0.6 MB ● Penerbit Eland Publishing ● Bandar raya London ● Negara GB ● Diterbitkan 2011 ● Muat turun 24 bulan ● Mata wang EUR ● ID 2429806 ● Salin perlindungan Social DRM