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Available
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Publication
Penguin Classics (2010), Paperback, 224 pages
Description
During World War I on the French front, a regiment of soldiers are set up for suicide missions and are generally manipulated in ways that show no regard for their lives.
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LibraryThing member lriley
Set during World War I--3 french soldiers are condemned to death so as to punish a regiment for failure to capture its objective--an opposing piece of trench line. They are chosen one each from 3 different companies--one of the men is a decorated veteran who is picked to cover up his platoon
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commander's cowardice. It is very well written and I believe was Cobb's only book. It was later made into a movie directed by Stanley Kubrick with Kirk Douglas as the main star. Show Less
LibraryThing member brummbar
One of the greatest novels of World War I, with Eric Marie Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front, this was also the basis of perhaps Kubrick's greatest film.
LibraryThing member encephalical
The matter-of-fact delivery makes it. I haven't been this angry from reading a novel maybe ever.
LibraryThing member bowlees
French soldiers make a futile and useless attack on a German Army position on the Western Front. The attack is a failure and someone must take the blame. A court-martial takes place which ensures the Generals are protected and the French poilu is punished.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1935
Physical description
224 p.; 7.01 inches
ISBN
0143106112 / 9780143106111