Paths of Glory
$34.79
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
29 June 2010
Summary
The anti-war masterpiece that became an iconic motion picture-now with a foreword by the creator of the acclaimed HBO series The Wire
Familiar to many as the Stanley Kubrick film starring Kirk Douglas, Paths of Glory explores the perilous complications involved in what nations demand of their soldiers in wartime. Humphrey Cobb’s protagonists are Frenchmen during the First World War whose nightmare in the trenches takes a new and terrible turn when they are ordered to assault …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143106111 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0143106112 |
| Author: | Humphrey Cobb, James H. Meredith, David L. Simon |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 29 June 2010 |
| Weight: | 181g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 129mm x 197mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Audience Age: | 17-17 |
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Humphrey Cobb
Humphrey Cobb (1899-1944) was born in Siena, Italy, on September 5, 1899. His parents were Alice Littell Cobb, a physician, and Arthur Murray Cobb, an artist. He attended boarding school in England during his childhood. Cobb was expelled from an American high school and never returned to graduate.
At seventeen, he enlisted in the Canadian army and served for three years during World War I. After returning to the United States, he worked in various fields, including the stock trade, the merchant marines, publishing, advertising, and the Office of War Information, where he wrote overseas propaganda.
During his lifetime, Cobb wrote Paths of Glory (1935) and None But the Brave (1938). He also served as the lead screenwriter for the film San Quentin (1937).
James H. Meredith, a retired United States Air Force lieutenant colonel, wrote the introduction for the Penguin Classics edition of Humphrey Cobb’s Paths of Glory and John Steinbeck’s Bombs Away.
David Simon is the creator of the HBO series The Wire and the author of Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets and The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood.
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