A World War II bombardier, Captain John Yossarian, is deployed on Pianosa, an island off the coast of Italy. He seeks to avoid the war by feigning liver problems therefore he resides in the hospital. Yossarian enjoys the comfortable hospital life. While in the hospital, Yossarian is required to censor the letters of the enlisted men. Yossarian grows bored of censoring letters, so he assumes the alias of “Washington Irving” and incorrectly censors the letters as a game. The government sends two C.I.D. men to investigate the letters. While Yossarian is never discovered, he must return to combat after the death of a mysterious Texan soldier. Many of the men of the squadron die flying their required missions. This is attributed to the number
