![]() So most of the novel takes place during approximately the last year of the war in Europe. On May 8, 1945, a few months after the end of the novel, the Allies declared victory in Europe (VE-day). On August 25, 1944, the Allies liberated Paris. The Allies were already in southern Italy, as referred to in the novel, and had captured Rome. On June 6, 1944, called "D-day," Allied forces, including the United States, entered a massive invasion of western France. The reader should be aware of a few significant dates. ![]() Like the setting of this novel, the characters, too, are fictitious." The setting for Heller's war, however, was very real. As Heller points out in a prefatory note, "It is very small and obviously could not accommodate all of the actions described. In the novel, Yossarian's squadron is on Pianosa, a real but tiny island east of Corsica and a few miles south of Elba. Most of the action in Catch-22 is based on Joseph Heller's experiences as a young officer and bombardier stationed on Corsica, an island off the west coast of Italy, with the Army Air Forces in 1944. ![]() naval base on the south coast of Oahu in Hawaii, near Honolulu. ![]() ![]() The United States of America entered World War II in December 1941, immediately after a Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. ![]()
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