The Deserters: A Hidden History Of World War II - Plot & Excerpts
is nature’s way of protecting the organism against too much pain.Psychology for the Fighting Man, p. 347STEVE WEISS WANDERED DEEP INTO THE FOREST, each step taking him farther from the artillery that rocked the ground behind him. He stumbled onto a footpath, unconsciously following its course through a thick pine labyrinth. A light rain soaked his shoulders and spread down his body. Shivering with cold and dragging his rifle, Weiss walked for two and a half hours. The trail took him to a clearing near a small village. French 2nd Armored Division tank crews, mostly Arabs and Berbers from North Africa, were roasting fresh lamb over a log fire. They offered Weiss a share of their food, but what he wanted was a place to sleep. They showed him a barn just beyond their circled tanks. At the top of a ladder, he carved a bunk in the hay and lay down beside his rifle. Coma-like unconsciousness overcame him. It was just before noon on 16 October.A day or two later, Weiss woke up. When he went outside to relieve himself, his Arab hosts gave him something to eat.
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