Death of a Hero

Features 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.

Reviews

"[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