Chapter Forty-Three, The Peace of Paris, Chapter Forty-Four, The End of the Road to Paris, Chapter Forty-Five, The Observation Post Summary

The squad is in Luxemburg, on April 1, 1969, and boards the train for Paris. The men travel through the French countryside and see some evidence of the World War II battles still there. The train stops in Paris and the men march through the depot and take rooms at a small hotel.

The men decide that if they do not bring in Cacciato as proof of their reason for being in Paris, they truly will be deserters. Berlin finds it difficult to think of anything except the atmosphere of Paris and peace. He and Sarkin Aung Wan spend all their time together and are falling in...