The Honoured Society Author:Norman Lewis On July 10, 1943, the Allied armies landed in Sicily. When American forces sought and received help from the Mafia, opposition vanished. Within a week western Sicily was secure. THE HONOURED SOCIETY is a history of the Sicilian Mafia--its beginnings and particularly its role in the aftermath of WW II. The Sicilian political rebuilding after t... more »he war was guided, not always gently, by the firm hand of the families. "It was a violent time in the world, but in Sicily a code of honor still governed, albeit in ways we did not understand." (Publisher's Source)« less