{"product_id":"paths-of-glory-paperback","title":"Paths of Glory - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHumphrey Cobb\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames H. Meredith\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eDavid L. Simon\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe anti-war masterpiece that became an iconic motion picture-now with a foreword by the creator of the acclaimed HBO(tm) series \u003ci\u003eThe Wire \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFamiliar to many as the Stanley Kubrick film starring Kirk Douglas, \u003ci\u003ePaths of Glory\u003c\/i\u003e 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 a German position deemed all but invulnerable. When the attack fails, an inquiry into allegations of cowardice indicts a small handful of lower-ranked scapegoats whose trial exposes the farce of ordering ordinary men to risk their lives in an impossible cause. A chilling portrait of injustice, this novel offers insight into the tragedies of war in any age.\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHumphrey Cobb\u003c\/b\u003e (1899-1944) was born in Siena, Italy, on September 5, 1899, to Alice Littell Cobb, a physician, and Arthur Murray Cobb, an artist. He attended boarding school in England during his childhood. Cobb was kicked out of an American high school and he never returned to graduate. At seventeen he decided to enlist in the Canadian army. After serving in the army for three years during World War I, he returned to the United States to work by turns in the stock trade, the merchant marines, publishing, advertising, and the Office of War Information (precursor of the OSS, the CIA predecessor) writing overseas propaganda. During his lifetime he wrote \u003ci\u003ePaths of Glory\u003c\/i\u003e (1935) and \u003ci\u003eNone But the Brave\u003c\/i\u003e (1938), and was the lead screenwriter on the movie \u003ci\u003eSan Quentin\u003c\/i\u003e (1937). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames H. Meredith\u003c\/b\u003e, a retired United States Air Force lieutenant colonel, is the introducer of the Penguin Classics editions of \u003ci\u003ePaths of Glory\u003c\/i\u003e by Humphrey Cobb and \u003ci\u003eBombs Away\u003c\/i\u003e by John Steinbeck. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Simon \u003c\/b\u003eis the creator of the critically acclaimed HBO series \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e, and the author of \u003ci\u003eHomicide: A Year on the Killing Streets\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 7.7 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759295529248,"sku":"9780143106111","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dcaad4cb1abdfffb7225337c35399f19.webp?v=1780148397","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/paths-of-glory-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}