I'm reminded of the book by John Steinbeck - Once There Was A War. It takes the reader through some of his war-time experiences in WWII while he was in Great Br

I'm reminded of the book by John Steinbeck - Once There Was A War. It takes the reader through some of his war-time experiences in WWII while he was in Great Britain. In one passage he relates the story of passing along a lane late at night on his way home or back to base and seeing a cozy cottage warmly lit beside the road. It looked homey but he didn't remember seeing it before and when he revisited it during daytime there was nothing there so he asked around and discovered that indeed there had been a cozy cottage at that location where an old lady lived. It had been destroyed by a bomb which killed the old lady and consequently, it no longer existed. I probably butchered that tale so if anyone else read that book feel free to correct me. That book and Catch-22 were a couple of my favorites growing up. Excellent writers both of them.