Heller, Joseph. creator Buckley, Christopher 1952- text War stories. nyu New York Simon & Schuster Paperbacks 2011 50th Anniversary ed. ; Simon & Schuster trade pbk. ed. monographic eng

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523 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the incomparable, malingering bombardier, Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. But his real problem is not the enemy--it is his own army, which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service. Yet if Yossarian makes any attempt to excuse himself from the perilous missions he's assigned, he'll be in violation of Catch-22, a hilariously sinister bureaucratic rule: a man is considered insane if he willingly continues to fly dangerous combat missions, but if he makes a formal request to be removed from duty, he is proven sane and therefore ineligible to be relieved. Joseph Heller ; introduction by Christopher Buckley. World War, 1939-1945 Fiction Guerra mundia II, 1939-1945 PS 3558 H477c 2011 813 9781451621174 1451621175 9781451626650 (trade pbk.) 1451626657 (trade pbk.) 2011381031 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2011381031-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2011381031-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1307/2011381031-s.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2011381031-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2011381031-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1307/2011381031-s.html BTCTA 110422 20230410132646.0 114458 eng