The death of the hero

The novel "Death of the Hero" of the English writer and poet Richard Oldington (1892-1962) is an anti -war novel. It was created in 1929. The time of his action is the years of the First World War, in which the author himself participated.
Oldington is considered one of the most significant writers of the lost generation ", those who took part in the First World War survived, but could not adapt to the peaceful course of life.
The writer calls his work "Roman-jazz", and its parts are entitled by musical terms.

... This book, in essence, is a tombstone, a weak attempt to create a monument to a generation that hoped for a lot, honestly fought and suffered deeply. You are a military generation. You were born in order to fight in this war, you need to win it - and you will win it, we firmly decided. As for each of you separately, it has the slightest value whether you will be killed or not. Most likely, you will be killed - in any case, the majority. I advise you to reconcile with this in advance.
Richard Oldington