古德明英语军事小故事：黑社会的贡献(中英对照)
古德明《征服英语》之英语军事故事，古德明，香港英语教育作家，他开了一个《征服英语专栏》，在专栏中专门用英语写了世界近代史上的军事小故事，用英语讲述历史中那些惊心动魄的战争。黑社会的贡献
war can make for strange bedfellows. during world war ii, the us government struck a secret deal with a sicilian-born american mobster: charles luciano, who was serving a 30-year jail term. his help was sought in providing mafia assistance to counter possible axis infiltration on us waterfronts, and his connections in italy and sicily were tapped to furnish intelligence and ensure an easy passage for us forces involved in the italian campaign from 1943 to 1945. in return for his cooperation, luciano was permitted to run his crime empire unhindered from his jail cell.
in 1946, despite a huge public outcry, luciano was paroled on condition that he depart the us and return to sicily. a reward, perhaps, to a man whose contribution the government could not officially recognise.
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