With an Introduction and Notes by Lionel Kelly, University of Reading.
It evokes the chaos and the dull clatter of war: the acrid smoke, the incessant rumours of coming battles, the filth and cold, the numbing monotony, the unworldly wailing of the dy.
It reports on the American Civil War through the eyes of Henry Fleming, an ordinary farm boy turned soldier.
Also included are two short stories: The Veteran * The Open Book The Red Badge of Courage is one of the greatest war novels of all time.
With an Introduction and Notes by Lionel Kelly, University of Reading