Book summary

An Italian-American major in World War II wins the love and admiration of the local townspeople when he searches for a replacement for the 700 year-old town bell that had been melted down for bullets by the fascists.

Media reviews

"The whole thing adds up to a study in the crucible of experience of 'what America can and cannot do in Europe.' As such it is very interesting and very good. It is even good as a novel with dozens of amusing characters, some of them stylized, some of them real."