Death of a Hero (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780143106876)

One of the great World War I antiwar novels--honest, chilling, and brilliantly satirical

Based on the author's experiences on the Western Front, Richard Aldington's first novel, Death of a Hero, finally joins the ranks of Penguin Classics. Our hero is George Winterbourne, who enlists in the British Expeditionary Army during the Great War and gets sent to France. After a rash of casualties leads to his promotion through the ranks, he grows increasingly cynical about the war and disillusioned by the hypocrisies of British society. Aldington's writing about Britain's ignorance of the tribulations of its soldiers is among the most biting ever published. Death of a Hero vividly evokes the morally degrading nature of combat as it rushes toward its astounding finish.

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Author: Richard Aldington
ISBN-10: 0143106872
ISBN-13: 9780143106876
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 02/26/2013
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.80d