02612cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000310012624500360015726400510019330000470024433600260029133700260031733800360034350000310037950503180041050801770072852011640090553400450206965300280211465300720214285600430221499900170225743706UtSlPG20260610134013.0mcr n260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a00005012  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aCrane, Stephen,d1871-190010aWounds in the rain: War stories 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2013  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2013-09-120 aThe price of the harness -- The lone charge of William B. Perkins -- The clan of No-name -- God rest ye, merry gentlemen -- The revenge of the Adolphus -- The sergeant's private madhouse -- Virtue in war -- Marines signalling under fire at Guantanamo -- This majestic lie -- War memories -- The second generation.  aProduced by sp1nd and the Online Distributed Proofreading
Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from
images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"Wounds in the Rain: War Stories" by Stephen Crane is a collection of war stories written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the experiences of soldiers during the American-Spanish War, portraying the harsh realities and emotional tribulations faced on the battlefield. The stories feature various characters, particularly focusing on individual soldiers and their experiences, often framed within the chaos of combat and their personal reflections on courage, fear, and mortality.  At the start of the collection, the narrative unfolds with a scene of soldiers laboriously constructing a road in Cuba amid the tension of impending battle. The men reflect their weariness, hunger, and camaraderie as they work together under a stifling sun. The peace is shattered by gunfire, as they prepare to engage in combat, navigating through the stark realities of war that intertwine elements of humor and despair. The opening highlights the duality of soldiering, where mundane tasks juxtaposed against the backdrop of conflict deepen the exploration of their inner lives and the broader implications of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aShort stories, American  aUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43706  c84545d84545