The Mouse that Roared

The late American writer Leonard Wibberley occasionally ventured into the crime genre, but he is best remembered for the series of satirical books starting with The Mouse that Roared, set in the tiny European country called the Grand Duchy of Fenwick. I've just seen the 1959 film version of the book, which (despite its fame) I'd never seen all the way through before.

I'm glad I did, for the Cold War satire has worn surprisingly well, given the passage of more than half a century. The premise o...