Occupied by enemy troops a small peaceable town comes facetoface with evil imposed from the outsideand betrayal born within the closeknit community. As he delve... » 

Occupied by enemy troops a small peaceable town comes facetoface with evil imposed from the outsideand betrayal born within the closeknit community. As he delves into the motivations and emotions of the enemy commander and the quisling traitor Steinbeck uncovers profound often unsettling truths about war and about human nature. «