Catch-22 and five other must-read Second World War books

George Clooney’s TV adaptation of Joseph Heller’s novel begins on Channel 4 tonight

George Clooney
George Clooney, Christopher Abbott and Pico Alexander in Catch-22
(Image credit: Hulu/Channel 4)

Catch-22, the great American anti-war novel, has often been called “unfilmable” - but George Clooney has risen to the challenge, directing, producing and starring in a new TV series based on Joseph Heller’s 1961 masterpiece.

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