← H. E. BatesFair Stood the Wind for Franceby H. E. BatesNovel of British soldiers in occupied France during World War TwoFind on Amazon↗About the authorH. E. BatesBates was one of the most accomplished English short story writers of the twentieth century, whose tales of rural life and nature owe much to Chekhov and Lawrence. Fair Stood the Wind for France is his finest novel.More by H. E. BatesThe Purple PlainNovel of a British RAF pilot's struggle and redemption in Burma→Love for LydiaNovel of passionate love in wartime England→The Darling Buds of MayPastoral novel of a Kentish farming family's joys and sorrows→The Scarlet Sword→