Reason’s Enemy George McCartney - AUGUST 01, 2013 PRINT PAGE | SEND TO FRIEND What makes a good war story? Cannons, bombs, bloody bodies, and bounding heroes? Stephen Crane’s short story “An Episode of War” demonstrates it can be achieved by other means. It fully registers the madness, horror, and folly of armed combat in 1,600 words punctuated with but a single rifle shot. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE OR LOGIN WITH YOUR SUBSCRIPTION CREDENTIALS TO SEE THE FULL ARTICLE