John Horne Burns Bücher

The American author chooses the form of a novel to express his disillusionment with the behavior of the American occupying army in Africa and Italy during World War II, creating a gallery of human portraits interspersed with bitter, essayistic reflections. The book reveals the calculating and self-serving types of commanders and military officials who impose a predatory, corrupt order in the occupied territories, manifesting in various offenses and crimes. Alongside this, it showcases confused and ideologically disoriented soldiers who become instruments of this endeavor.