他们正在学习战争的现实，这些年轻人，与令人作呕的认识，因为他们的将军是愚蠢的，因此人们无可用地杀害了人们，因此绝望的遭遇是，最后一流的勇气已经给予了该国，根本没有为这个国家服务，并使爱国者看起来是个傻瓜。
(They were learning the reality of war, these youngsters, getting face to face with the sickening realization that men get killed uselessly because their generals are stupid, so that desperate encounters where the last drop of courage has been given serve the country not at all and make a patriot look a fool.)
(They were learning the reality of war, these youngsters, getting face to face with the sickening realization that men get killed uselessly because their generals are stupid, so that desperate encounters where the last drop of courage has been given serve the country not at all and make a patriot look a fool.)
作者Bruce Catton
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在“林肯先生的军队”中，布鲁斯·卡顿（Bruce Catton）强调了内战期间年轻士兵所学到的苛刻的教训。这些没有经验的新兵面对一个严峻的现实，即战争经常导致毫无意义的死亡，这是由于领导层糟糕的推动力。他们所经历的残酷遭遇表明，勇敢的行为最终会感到徒劳，从而揭露了为国家服务的人的幻灭。
当他们面对战斗的暴力和混乱时，这些士兵意识到自己的牺牲可能没有他们相信的贵族目的。这句话强调了一个痛苦的真理，即英勇并不总是等于战时中有意义的进步，使帕特里斯（Patriots）质疑他们的勇气价值，因为他们面对勇气的价值。
