At sunset, with the battle finally stilled, Captain Downing Madwell moves through a forest of splintered trees and fallen men—until he finds the one face he can’t ignore: his closest friend, still breathing.
In the long, hushed minutes that follow, an unthinkable choice takes shape—one no regulation can cover and no victory can erase.

Ambrose Bierce’s “Coup de Grâce” is a stark, tightly wound tale of friendship under fire and the price of mercy.

Series: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians


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