<b>The final novel of the renowned author's WWII trilogy, following <i>Men at Arms</i> and <i>Officers and Gentlemen</i>. </b> <br> By 1941, after serving in North Africa and Crete, Guy Crouchback has lost his Halberdier idealism. A desk job in London gives him the chance of reconciliation with his former wife. Then, in Yugoslavia, as a liaison officer with the partisans, Crouch becomes finally and fully aware of the futility of a war he once saw in terms of honor. <br> <b>"The finest work of fiction in English to emerge from World War II." — <i>Atlantic Monthly</i> </b>