A rare find in an used book shop

I bought a few books when shopping with my son on Mother's Day. We wondered in a used book store and came out with some goodies. "A Bell for Adano" by John Hersey was such a find. It was about an American Major who was put in charge of a small town in Sicily to stabilize it at the end of WWII. He proves to be just what the town needs to get back on track. The only thing missing is it's famous bell. Taken to be melted down to make rifles just weeks before he gets there, he takes on the mission to get the town another bell.