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Humphrey Cobb (September 5, 1899 – April 25, 1944) was an Italian-born, Canadian-American screenwriter and novelist. He is known for writing the novel Paths of Glory (1935), [1] which was made into an acclaimed 1957 anti-war film Paths of Glory by Stanley Kubrick.
First published in 1935, Humprey Cobb's World War I novel Paths of Glory admirably serves that purpose. Loosely inspired by the Battle of Verdun, Cobb fictionalizes a face-off between French and German troops, in which the French are ordered to launch an assault that could not possibly succeed.
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Jun 29, 2010 · Paperback – June 29, 2010. by Humphrey Cobb (Author), James H. Meredith (Contributor), David L. Simon (Contributor) 161. See all formats and editions. The anti-war masterpiece that became an iconic motion picture-now with a foreword by the creator of the acclaimed HBO (tm) series The Wire.
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humphrey cobb (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.
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.
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Humphrey Cobb was a screenwriter and novelist. He is best known for writing the novel Paths of Glory , which was made into an acclaimed 1957 movie by Stanley Kubrick. Cobb was also the lead screenwriter on the 1937 movie San Quentin, starring Humphrey Bogart.
Jun 29, 2010 · by Humphrey Cobb (Author), David L. Simon (Foreword), James H. Meredith (Introduction) Format: Kindle Edition. 4.4 156 ratings. See all formats and editions. Book Description. Editorial Reviews. The anti-war masterpiece that became an iconic motion picture-now with a foreword by the creator of the acclaimed HBO (tm) series The Wire.
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