The Man with Two Lives. 33 Mystical, Heart-Wrenching Stories About War

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce – a recognized master of American prose, participant in momentous events occurring in the United States, journalist, writer, author of ‘terrifying’ mystical tales that push horror to its limits, was a vivid and distinctive personality. On the battlefield, in ordinary life, in articles, in literary prose he was blunt and straightforward, earning him the nickname Ruthless Bierce. The writer fought in the ranks of the North, but in his works does not express a preference for either side in the conflict – with disarming candor and shocking truth he creates a strikingly vivid picture of war, colored by mystic haze, depicting its cruelty, destruction, human fatalities, and reckless, sometimes absurd bravery.