An officer's demand for unquestioning obedience causes a high death toll in his own army.
First published in the San Francisco Examiner, January 1, 1893.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 |
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In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | The Neale Publishing Company | Collection | 178 |
| 1918 | In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | Boni & Liveright | Collection | 178 | |
| 1918 | In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians | Boni & Liveright | Collection | 178 | |
| 1963 |
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Mein Lieblingsmord | Insel | Collection | |
| January 1965 |
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Die Geschichte eines Gewissens | Fischer Bücherei | Collection | 79 |
| September 1965 |
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Der Gnadenstoß: Geschichten des Grauens | Rowohlt | Collection | 23 |
| 1970 |
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The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce | Doubleday | Collection | 289 |
| November 1971 |
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The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce, Volume II: The World of War and the World of Tall Tales | Ballantine Books | Collection | 39 |
| 1984 |
|
The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce | University of Nebraska Press | Collection | 289 |
| 1984 | The Best of Ambrose Bierce | Castle / Book Sales | Omnibus | 80 | |
| 1988 |
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The Collected Writings of Ambrose Bierce | Picador / Pan Books | Omnibus | 80 |
| 1994 |
|
Civil War Stories | Dover Publications | Collection | 105 |
| March 2012 |
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Civil War Stories | Dover Publications | Collection | |
| March 2012 |
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Civil War Stories | Dover Publications | Collection | |
| July 2012 |
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Ambrose Bierce: Masters of the Weird Tale | Centipede Press | Collection |