What is Stephen Crane's view of war?

Crane in his various
works seems to present war with gritty . He explores such concepts as heroism and patriotism and
profoundly questions the extent to which traditional notions of these concepts are accurate and
even useful. Consider how ironic he is about war in his poem "War is Kind," which
features lines such as:

These men were born to drill and
die.

Point for them the virture of slaughter,

Make plain
to them the excellence of killing

And a field where a thousand corpses
lie.

Note how these lines bitterly compare to the title
of the poem. Crane seems determined to debunk the various myths surrounding war and the glory
and honour associated with it.

Likewise in some of his shorter , such as
"," similar problems are raised. In this story, Private Collins shows incredible
bravery in going and getting water across a field directly under the fire of the opposing army's
guns. Yet, in spite of being successful, this water is spilt when two officers fight over it,
pointing towards the futility of war and man's involvement in it.

Personally,
although I have (fortunately) never been in a war, I find lots of truth in Crane's view.
Ignoring the harsh realities of war allows myths to be created and sustained that say nothing of
the bleak, futile suffering of so many soldiers whose lives are
extinguished.