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Hitler's once great army is broken and demoralized, the end of
               the war is imminent--but still soldiers are rounded up like
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               criminals and sent to the front, Jews are 'evacuated, ' guns are
               fired, shells explode. In this novel Boll paints war as a series of
               idiocies, senseless accidents, and bizarre coincidences related
               only through death.
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Plot & Themes

Time/era of story    -   1930's-1950's Is this an adult or child's book?    -   Adult or Young Adult Book War/Revolt/Disaster on civilians    -   Yes Conflict:    -   Holocaust

Main Character

Gender    -   Male Profession/status:    -   infantry soldier Age:    -   20's-30's

Setting

Europe    -   Yes European country:    -   Eastern Europe Misc setting    -   moving train    -   fort/military installation

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