THE CROSS AND THE ARROW

by Albert Malts ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 18, 1944

A pastoral German community is changed overnight into a cleverly camouflaged industrial plant where a tank factory, bombed out of , has been reestablished -- apparently unsuspected by the British bombers. The period is August, 1942. When the story starts, Wegler, perfect example of the loyal German worker, lights an arrow of hay pointing to the factory. Then -- bit by bit -- the intricate much of emotional is revealeds- the Labor Front Leader, set upon ascertaining the identity of other saboteurs; the police officer of the Gestago, applying routine methods to the investigation; the men of Wegler's cell -- and their reactions; the farm widow he had loved and courted and the story of his background and here, and the incidents that led up to his unpredicted single act of revolt and her betrayal; her son, brutalised by the war; the , actually the one consistently brave saboteur of the lot; the doctor, by hate; the nurses, telephone operators, etc. Through the whole you see of opposition, frightened, , but still alive. The story ends when Wegler, dying, knows that his deed has accomplished its end -- the have come, the factory is . Extremely well done, and for that , disturbing. Much horror, but glimpses of good -- not in the regi a -- but in the latest opposition in men's souls, not . reading -- and controversial -- which may catch on, as did .

Pub Date: Sept. 18, 1944

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Little, Brown

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1944

Categories: FICTION