This image is the cover for the book Paths of Glory, The World At War

Paths of Glory, The World At War

"Paths of Glory", written in 1935, takes place in the French army during World War I. An exhausted regiment is charged with the task of seizing an impregnable ger stronghold. The mission fails, with fifty percent casualties, enraging the egomaniac general who promised victory to his superiors; three soldiers, as division representatives, are subsequently court-martialled and executed for "cowardice”.

Humphrey Cobb

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),which was made into an acclaimed 1957 film Paths of Glory by Stanley Kubrick. Cobb was also the lead screenwriter on the 1937 film San Quentin, starring Humphrey Bogart. (Wikipedia)