Author’s Note
Anyone who has ever written a novel hopes that his work will convey an illusion of reality to anyone who may read it, and I am no exception. In attempting to achieve this purpose, I have, naturally, drawn on my memories of two world wars, but all characters appearing in these pages are imaginary creations. With whatever degree of success they may live in print, not one of them represents any person I have ever known or heard of, either living or dead.