description: A young American volunteers for the Italian ambulance service in World War I. Working near the front, he meets and falls in love with a British nurse. Disillusioned by the war, he makes the decision to desert, taking his new love to Switzerland.
title: A Farewell to Arms
titlecomplete: A Farewell to Arms
characters: Rinaldi, Frederic Henry, Catherine Barkley
genres: American, Romance, Fiction, Literature, War, Historical Fiction, Classics, Novels, Historical, Classic Literature
ratings_count: 312552
places: Milan, Lombardy, Italy, Switzerland
publisher: Simon & Schuster