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Joseph Heller

USA · WWII — satirical fiction

About

Flew sixty missions as a B-25 bombardier from Corsica. Catch-22 drew on that service and gave the language a phrase.

Books in Database (1)

Catch-22 cover
Catch-22 1961 · 453 pages

A darkly comic novel about a bombardier trapped by the absurd logic of military bureaucracy.

Historical Fiction

Events Covered

1943 Italian Campaign