War is an inspiration for many writers, and many writers feel great agony and horror at the atrocities of war. Of all American writers, Ambrose Bierce is considered by many to be one of the greatest writers of war stories ever. His blunt, yet descriptive stories certainly put forward strong feelings about war, and how he feels about it while still maintaining an interesting storyline that keeps the reader interested. None of his stories, however, …showed first 75 words of 696 total…

…showed last 75 words of 696 total…Ambrose Bierce's stories all seem intertwined even when the storylines have nothing to do with each other. This is because they all speak of the horrors of war, and many of the same topics such as false heroism or dying needlessly. They also are all written in the same type of descriptive, straightforward, writing. That is why they can all relate to each other in one way or another, and all can be considered masterpieces.