Die rote Tapferkeitsmedaille

The classic finally in a new translation! American Civil War: A young soldier eagerly goes to war – but the reality is worse than any imagination. When "The Red Badge of Courage" was published in 1895, it was a sensation. For the first time, the common soldier spoke. With this, Stephen Crane gave a voice to all those who had remained silent before and radically changed the perception of modern warfare. This grants the text its authenticity and explains its overwhelming success. But Crane goes further: What will happen to these people when the war is over? Will they be able to forget the horrors? The volume also includes the story "The Veteran," in which Henry Fleming, the young soldier from the novel, appears as an old man. This edition is completed with an afterword by Thomas Schneider and a portrait of Crane by Rüdiger Barth.