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Death of a Hero
- Author
- Richard Aldington
- Narrator
- Roger May
- Publisher
- SNR Audio
- Publish Date
- 6 March 2025
- Run Time
- 15 hours 11 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In this brutally honest and gripping novel, Richard Aldington examines the shattered illusions of war and the collapse of heroism.
Through the story of George Winterbourne, a young soldier disillusioned by the horrors of World War I,
The Death of a Hero offers a raw and unflinching look at the realities of combat and the emotional scars it leaves behind. With vivid prose and an unrelenting perspective, Aldington challenges the myths of heroism and the price of sacrifice.
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Details
- Author
- Richard Aldington
- Narrator
- Roger May
- Duration
- 15 hours 11 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 March 2025
- ISBN
- 9781805362210
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- SNR Audio
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Synopsis
In this brutally honest and gripping novel, Richard Aldington examines the shattered illusions of war and the collapse of heroism. Through the story of George Winterbourne, a young soldier disillusioned by the horrors of World War I, The Death of a Hero offers a raw and unflinching look at the realities of combat and the emotional scars it leaves behind. With vivid prose and an unrelenting perspective, Aldington challenges the myths of heroism and the price of sacrifice.
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