Journal Entry 1 by amoenus from Tulsa, Oklahoma USA on Wednesday, May 31, 2006

The book was written during WWII as a propaganda novel. It was written as a novel for the safety of the possessor of the book, but the hope was that it would be used as a guide. It was quickly smuggled into Nazi occupied countries and translated into local languages. The book tells of a small unnamed village that is easily invavded and overtaken by the Nazis. The village is at first stunned and polite. As the occupation progresses the Nazis become more brutal and the villagers become subversive. The people take on the fight, not as a group of soldiers, but as like-minded freemen. The occupation sees the typical battles of war as both sides fight not only to win the war, but to win over the universal purpose of War, which is to kill the human soul.
-Psyche- you are last on bookring, send back to me when you are done, no hurry. 

Journal Entry 2 by perryfran from North Ogden, Utah USA on Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Journal Entry 3 by perryfran from North Ogden, Utah USA on Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Steinbeck never ceases to amaze. This was an excellent short novel illustrating the struggle of mankind against oppression. Simply told, the story of what happens when a small town in Europe is invaded by Nazi oppressors. The invaders come in with the mindset that the villagers will be willing to assist in operating the coal mine and supporting them. Wrong! As quoted by the mayor in the book "the one impossible job in the world that can't be done is to break men's spirit permanently." As the soldiers learned, they were like "flies conquering the flypaper."

I will be sending this off to -Psyche- today. 

Journal Entry 4 by perryfran at Bookring in Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Released 5 yrs ago (7/19/2006 UTC) at Bookring in Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases

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On its way to -Psyche- in Red Wing, Minnesota 

Journal Entry 5 by -Psyche- on Sunday, August 06, 2006

This book arrived while I was on vacation! I'll read it and pass along soon. However, I don't see a bookring order, so if that could be posted, it would be helpful!