Acclaimed poet Richard Aldington based his first novel on his own experiences on the Western Front during World War I. It tells the story of George Winterbourne, who enlists in the British Army and is sent to France.
Richard Aldington(1892-1962) was known as a translator, critic,
biographer, and poet of distinction. He joined the British Army in
1916 and was wounded in 1918.
James H. Meredith, a retired United States Air Force lieutenant
colonel, is the introducer of the Penguin Classics editions ofPaths
of Gloryby Humphrey Cobb andBombs Awayby John Steinbeck.
"[Death of a Hero] takes its place among the half dozen superb
stories of the war that will not let men forget.” — The Nation
“Death of a Hero is a book impossible to ignore.” — Arnold
Bennett
“This novel is an undervalued war novel treasure by a pioneering
20th-century literary figure. The quality of writing about the war
should rank this novel among the classics about World War I warfare
and even for all time.” — James H. Meredith
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