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Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance
May 26, 2025 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction, war
I didn't know what to expect when a friend's husband pressed this book on me last week, saying, "It's excellent for these times...you'll see what I mean."

Yes, I see what you mean.

This is the story of a town that has been captured, taken over by an army of men. It's a close look at both sides, those who have been taken over, and those who are doing the capturing. Quickly, it becomes apparent, that no one is happy. The captured resist, in subtle and not so subtle ways. Killing results in more kill
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Eleanor
Mar 31, 2019 rated it really liked it
This interesting, short book was written as a propaganda piece during WWII.
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