Tuesday, June 23, 2009

And No Birds Sang


By Farley Mowat

Mowat's memoir of his experiences in World War II during the assault on Sicily and later on Italy. It is a grim and gritty account that puts the reader into the heart of very desperate battles, battles that taught the young soldier that the so-called glory of war is a terrible lie. It's a book well worth reading even as the story works towards its somber conclusion.

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