A broken-down fort in the heart of Apache country is the setting for a feud between a vengeful soldier and an Apache leader called The Butcher in Gordon D. Shirreffs' Valiant Bugles.
I have enjoyed reading Shirreffs in the past, and this one is especially tough-minded; our hero has lost everything close to him, and has become murderously obsessed to the point that his troops are on the brink of mutiny, all while the infrastructure around them collapses and the enemy wins every encounter. A seemingly hopeless finale, holding one final twist, finishes out the last few chapters.
A good solid western that I read over a few wintry nights. I found this at a flea market for a solitary dollar and read it quickly.
I have enjoyed reading Shirreffs in the past, and this one is especially tough-minded; our hero has lost everything close to him, and has become murderously obsessed to the point that his troops are on the brink of mutiny, all while the infrastructure around them collapses and the enemy wins every encounter. A seemingly hopeless finale, holding one final twist, finishes out the last few chapters.
A good solid western that I read over a few wintry nights. I found this at a flea market for a solitary dollar and read it quickly.
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