An Eternal Song: Remembering ‘A Canticle for Leibowitz’

The Enduring Appeal and Witness of Walter M. Miller Jr.’s Classic Novel

Monte Cassino, February 15, 1944. For Allied forces seeking a path to Rome, the holy building on the hill was an immovable obstacle. On each side of it stretched the Gustav Line, 161 kilometers from the Tyrrhenian Coast to the Adriatic. From it, you could see Highway 6. Within its walls, 230 Italian souls took refuge. At headquarters, British Commander-…