The Red Badge of Courage, Retold from the Stephen Crane Original, Abridgededition--------------------------------------------------A searing tale of fear and courage, set during the Civil War, but morepowerful today than ever. A young man enlists in the Union Army, butnervously wonders how he will react to the blood, violence, and deathof a real battle. When that terrible day arrives, he flees the fightingin terror. But his cowardly behavior gnaws at his conscience, and hesearches for redemption for what he has done.