Project Gutenberg 2008-01-14 Public domain in the USA. 115 Purdom, Tom 1936 Purdom, Thomas Edward Purdom, Thomas E. Schoenherr, John 1935 2010 Schoenherr, Jack Schoenherr, John (John Carl) The Green Beret Produced from Analog, January 1961. Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Greg Weeks, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Green Beret" by Tom Purdom is a science fiction short story written in the early 1960s. It is set in a future where the United Nations has evolved into a significant global authority, tasked with enforcing international peace and order. The story primarily explores the themes of duty, sacrifice, and the moral complexities faced by soldiers in a society grappling with political unrest and the threat of war. The narrative follows Corporal Harry Read, a member of the UN Inspector Corps, as he embarks on a dangerous mission to arrest the dictator Umluana, who has escalated military tensions in Africa. The story vividly depicts Read's internal struggles and development as he faces intense conflict while trying to ensure Umluana is brought to justice. Through a series of action-packed scenes involving gunfire, gas warfare, and the desperate fight for survival at a transmitter station, Read grapples with loyalty to his mission and the realities of combat. Ultimately, as he pushes through the challenges, his character is tested in ways he never anticipated, leading to show his bravery and selflessness in the face of imminent danger. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Africa -- Fiction Political fiction Soldiers -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 54063 2025-08-10T06:47:43.053154 text/html 50285 2021-01-03T06:43:27 text/html 126243 2025-08-10T06:47:46.686087 application/epub+zip 124973 2025-08-10T06:47:44.549133 application/epub+zip 73865 2025-08-10T06:47:43.581123 application/epub+zip 198707 2025-08-10T06:47:48.272137 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191464 2025-08-10T06:47:46.135097 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117954 2022-09-11T09:14:29.524546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47357 2025-08-10T06:47:42.792111 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47248 2021-01-03T06:43:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20239 2025-08-10T06:47:48.412098 application/rdf+xml 9995 2025-08-10T06:47:44.070098 image/jpeg 2782 2025-08-10T06:47:43.827101 image/jpeg 71438 2021-01-03T06:43:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 18502 2021-01-03T06:43:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 125960 2025-08-10T06:47:43.065098 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia