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The General of the Dead Army
The General of the Dead Army
Author: Ismail Kadare
Twenty years after World War II, an Italian general is sent to Albania to recover the remains of his country's fallen soldiers. Accompanied by a quarrelsome priest, the general digs up battlefields full of unmarked graveyards, checking teeth and dog tags, assembling a dead army in pine-box uniforms. Battling the elements and the growing hostilit...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781559709095
ISBN-10: 155970909X
Publication Date: 8/5/2009
Pages: 272
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Publisher: Arcade Publishing
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This was an unusual and very interesting book. A bit quirky for many I think, but the story of this little known WWII action made me want to find out more. Unfortunately, it was so apparently little known that I haven't been able to find any further writings on it.


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