The AssaultThe Assault, with an introduction by Thomas Harding, is set during the winter of 1945, the last dark days of World War II. Occupied Holland waits for the Allies to arrive. In this tense atmosphere, a Dutch Nazi collaborator, Fake Ploeg, infamous for his cruelty, is assassinated while riding home on his bicycle. His body is moved from one family's doorstep to another along the same road, leading the remaining Germans to retaliate by burning down the