His 1944 novel "A Bell For Adano" is set in allied-occupied Sicily
... As he enters Adano, 
following the Allied invasion, Major Joppolo begins his diagnosis of ... A Bell for 
Adano was a textbook, a manual (for the place and for the time) [DOC] [TLE] A Bell for Adano by John Hersey - AbeBooks [PAR] "A Bell for Adano is a 1944 novel by John Hersey, the winner of the 1945 ....