We’ve crossed the Atlantic and the action of this piece takes place in Europe in an unnamed country invaded by a superior opposing force. The novella is totally out of touch with the other short novels set among paisanos in Southern California. What it shows is the means a conquered people use to resist their captors. The culminating scene in which sticks of dynamite dropped bundled with bars of chocolate blow up rail lines and other key points while the town leaders are lined up to be shot figures in a famous movie.
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