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Howard W. Campbell, Jr.: an American Nazi propagandist
Kilgore Trout: a reclusive science fiction author
Maggie White: a beautiful, if simple, woman married to an optometrist
Robert: Billy’s son, the future Green Beret
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Howard Campbell comes to the American prisoners. He wants to recruit them to fight against the Russians. He bribes the weary, undernourished men with promises of good food.
Surprisingly, Edgar Derby stands against Campbell’s poisonous promises. He says that the Americans are going to...
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