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The Red Badge of Courage
Unknown author · historical fiction
Henry Fleming, a young soldier in the American Civil War, grapples with fear, courage, and the realities of battle. He joins the Union army with grandiose ideas of heroism, but when he faces the brutal truth of war, he is overcome by fear and runs from the battlefield in his first encounter with the enemy. After fleeing, Henry is consumed with shame and guilt. He struggles internally, questioning his own courage and trying to come to terms with his actions. Eventually, he finds himself facing danger again, but this time he responds with bravery, even rallying his fellow soldiers during a cr
About this historical novel
The Red Badge of Courage by Unknown author is historical fiction rooted in Global / multiple. Henry Fleming, a young soldier in the American Civil War, grapples with fear, courage, and the realities of battle. He joins the Union army with grandiose ideas of heroism, but when he faces the brutal truth of war, he is overcome by fear and runs from the battlefield in his first encounter with the enemy. After fleeing, Henry is consumed with shame and guilt. He struggles internally, questioning his own courage and trying to come to terms with his actions. Eventually, he finds himself facing danger again, but this time he responds with bravery, even rallying his fellow soldiers during a cr
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Henry Fleming, a young soldier in the American Civil War, grapples with fear, courage, and the realities of battle. He joins the Union army with grandiose ideas of heroism, but when he faces the brutal truth of war, he is overcome by fear and runs from the battlefield in his first encounter with the enemy. After fleeing, Henry is consumed with shame and guilt. He struggles internally, questioning his own courage and trying to come to terms with his actions. Eventually, he finds himself facing danger again, but this time he responds with bravery, even rallying his fellow soldiers during a cr
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Global / multiple
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- american fiction (fictional works by one author)
- fiction, historical, general
- fiction, war & military
- united states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, fiction
- virginia, fiction
- historical fiction
- war stories
- united states -- history -- civil war, 1861-1865 -- fiction
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