abandoned apartment in Dunkirk, cleans up and puts on fresh clothes. Showing no fear and in crisp German, he heils advancing soldiers and manages to make his way to Kurt and Hitler, who says he will invade as soon as France is taken. Lanny reaches Paris ahead of the advancing armies as De Gaulle and Churchill in London endorse a union of the two countries in the hope of preventing a French capitulation, which fails. France is entirely defeated in a few weeks. At the Tomb of Napoleon, Lanny watches Hitler in deep contemplation and wonders when the world will be free of dictators. References 1945 American novels American historical novels Novels by Upton Sinclair Fiction set in 1938 Fiction set in 1939 Fiction set in 1940 Viking Press books