A bell for Adano /
Hersey, John, 1914-1993.
A bell for Adano / John Hersey. - New York : Vintage Books, 1988, c1971. - vii, 269 p. ; 20 cm.
An Italian-American major, part of American occupation forces in Sicily during World War II, tries to reform the town in his charge by being decent to people. His efforts are epitomized by his efforts to replace the 700-year-old bell melted down for bullets by the fascists.
0394756959 (pbk.) : $6.95 9780394756950 (pbk.)
87045943
World War, 1939-1945--Fiction.
Italy--History--Allied occupation, 1943-1947--Fiction.
War stories.
A bell for Adano / John Hersey. - New York : Vintage Books, 1988, c1971. - vii, 269 p. ; 20 cm.
An Italian-American major, part of American occupation forces in Sicily during World War II, tries to reform the town in his charge by being decent to people. His efforts are epitomized by his efforts to replace the 700-year-old bell melted down for bullets by the fascists.
0394756959 (pbk.) : $6.95 9780394756950 (pbk.)
87045943
World War, 1939-1945--Fiction.
Italy--History--Allied occupation, 1943-1947--Fiction.
War stories.