Despite being decorated with a German Service Cross, Willi Wegler is inwardly sickened by both Hitler's genocidal war and the complicity of his fellow citizens in Third Reich brutalities. Wracked by guilt, he suddenly betrays his country in a profound gesture of protest and self-sacrifice: during the course of an air raid, he fashions an enormous arrow out of hay in an open field, then ignites it as a flaming signal to direct British bombers to the site of the factory where he works - an act that cannot fail to precipitate ...
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Despite being decorated with a German Service Cross, Willi Wegler is inwardly sickened by both Hitler's genocidal war and the complicity of his fellow citizens in Third Reich brutalities. Wracked by guilt, he suddenly betrays his country in a profound gesture of protest and self-sacrifice: during the course of an air raid, he fashions an enormous arrow out of hay in an open field, then ignites it as a flaming signal to direct British bombers to the site of the factory where he works - an act that cannot fail to precipitate a series of dramatic events. The Cross and the Arrow - first published in 1944, during the latter stages of the war it describes - portrays a man's struggle to retain his dignity in defiance of state-sponsored cruelty and explores the role and responsibility of the individual in the face of tragic global events. In its examination of an enemy's complex heroism, it provides a life-affirming message of humanity's ultimate capacity for good.
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Very Good. Rep. Very good. Name end paper. Cover rubbed. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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Very Good/Good + 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall green bds with gilt title to spine. spine ends bumped. interior very good and clean. d. j. with creasing and rubbing to edges, 5mm tear to top front corner, 6mm and 10mm tear to top spine end and 12mm tear to top back edge of jacket.
Add this copy of The Cross and the Arrow to cart. $27.00, good condition, Sold by Bay Used Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sudbury, ON, CANADA, published 1944 by Little, Brown and Company.
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Good. Moderate shelf wear, more heavily worn at corners of cover. Cover has some dirt smudging. Price written in pencil, pen scribble on first blank page. Otherwise pages are clean but age toned. Binding is tight. No dust jacket. Pictures available upon request.
