A Son of the Gods, and A Horseman in the Sky

In 'A Son of the Gods, and A Horseman in the Sky,' Ambrose Bierce captures the grim realities of war with a blade-like sharpness that cuts to the quick of the human condition. Employing his deft mastery over the short story form, Bierce conjures the American Civil War's somber shadows with literary finesse, contrasting the grandeur of military ideals with the stark brutality of their execution. Th...