War is raging in Europe. A colonel hungry for promotion keeps raising the number of missions required before one can go home. A mess officer obsessed with money steals necessary supplies and even conspires with the enemy just to make a quick buck. Friends all around are dropping dead. No sane person can survive in this environment, and Joseph Heller masterfully captures the struggles of escaping it. In his novel Catch-22, author Joseph Heller was inspired by his military and literary experiences…