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In September 1943, Naples lay devastated by incessant bombardment from Allied planes. The city, under an iron occupation by the Germans, was without food. Through the bombardment, the famed scugnizzi, the road boys, of Naples grew increasingly exasperated by the passiveness of these elders. Known for their daring, verve, and enterprise, the boys staged an unbelievable revolt against the Germans on September 28, 1943. Dragging furniture into the roadways, they built barricades and shot at the enemy with stolen guns, inspiring many adults and Italian army deserters to become listed on their ranks. Three days and a huge selection of deaths later, the Germans left the location for good. Author Aubrey Menen, who heard the storyline of these historic four days from the scugnizzi themselves in 1948, here recreates the battle street by street, house by house.
