Beeton leaned back with an air of luxury, his heavy bulk overflowing the swivelchair; he was the archetypal countryman, slow but intuitive, blank of eye yet with a vein of simple cunning such as all those who trap or shoot animals tend in time to acquire.

SS-Sturmbannführer Fritz Hartjenstein, the camp commandant, prefers to use kids ranging in ages from five to eleven to manhaul the scattered dead as he believes children are less likely to escape, pilfer, or make contact with the Polish partisans on the outside of the camp.

The human factor: Skills and support Succeeding as a home wind farmer isn't easy. Wind-electric systems are more difficult to maintain than, say, gardens.

Rozsa's escapes from the gendarmerie were followed closely by the invisible crowd, and every time he cheated the hangman his legend grew.