there would be no fighting in that area (although newcomers did not always accept this modus vivendi). Throughout the series, Barr focused on many characters; the following list includes some of the most prominent. Obergefreiter Udo Schmidt: Pfirsich's orderly and aide-de-camp. Scruffy, dirty, ill-tempered, dark-skinned, secretly Jewish, and with a habit of using pages from Mein Kampf as rolling papers, Schmidt was the 469th's only card-carrying member of the Nazi Party. He claimed that his reason for joining was that he had been very young and a desperate Party recruiter had bought him beer. Leutnant Kjars Dagobert Winzig: the 469th's self-appointed political officer. A concert pianist in civilian life, the blond, blue-eyed Winzig was an enthusiastic, armband-wearing supporter of Hitler and Nazism. However, he was not actually a party member, since (as he shamefacedly explained) "party members have to pay dues". Oberleutnant Rosen Kavalier: ace Luftwaffe pilot, and the Peach's fiancé. A cheerful adventurer, bold and brash, Rosen (whose real name, thanks to his British father, was Melvin Gonville Ramsbottom) once got Pfirsich drunk enough to have heterosexual sex for the first time, claiming that he should experience it at least once. This encounter led to the birth of Pfirsich's son. Obergefreiter Heinrich Dobermann: munitions expert. As the result of a training accident on a minefield, Dobermann was brain-damaged, mildly insane, and addicted to several painkillers and psychotropic medications. As well, he adopted a live Tellermine 42 as a pet, naming it "Fridl". Kristof Falbe: the 469's mute radio operator. Never speaks, just taps the radio microphone to communicate. Always seen holding a small stuffed dinosaur. Bibliography Thoughts and Images: The Desert Peach #1: Who is This Man? The Desert Peach #2: The Bar Fight The Desert Peach #3: A Day At The Beach The Desert Peach #4: Is There A Nazi In The House? The Desert Peach #5: Flight Of Fancy The Desert Peach #6: A Day Like Any Other The Desert Peach #7: Spoiled Fruit The Desert Peach #8: Dressing Down The Desert Peach #9: Scourge Of Love The Desert Peach #10: Two-Timers The Desert Peach #11: Straight and Narrow The Desert Peach #12: Child Of The World The Desert Peach #13: Nobody The Desert Peach #14: Surprise, Surprise The Desert Peach #15: The Triangle Trade The Desert Peach #16: Plight Of The Phoenix The Desert Peach #17: Culture Shock The Desert Peach #18: Musical Program The Desert