And the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American History

I thought it to be a very informative and enlightening book.
The book does have ten times the number of names and places that the average reader can keep track of, however, and it must be read with this in mind.

Full of interesting and previously unknown history. A compelling read, however the organization is not linear regarding dates and the information jumps back and forth regarding timing of important events. This makes things not only somewhat difficult to follow but also doesn't allow one to coordinate the importance of some specific events with others. I am not sorry I read it but it did take some effort.

Very interesting characters and unknown historical facts.
I had driven through all those locations mentioned in the book, after reading the book, I now have a total different perspective towards those areas. Definitely will recommend to friends and family!

Excellent reading and SO informative! It should be a “Must read “in every social study classes.
However, the two maps accompanying the book are VERY insufficient to follow the action and many places cannot be identified. My good city library and the best Internet search engines could not help! This is why I give only 4 out of stars.

Wonderful One volume treatment of The Apache Wars. As a resident of central Arizona and a History buff I can appreciate this effort. It is as fair and balanced a book as to be expected today, It does not over reach into revisionist History. I bought this as a dead tree edition, not as an e-book so I may very quickly refer to this on my travels around the Sate to historic places. (This and a physical copy of "On the border with Crook." Another extremely valuable book as far as information and exact locals). It is great this is printed in the USA. Paper should be a better grade. Pages will not hold up to much thumbing through it, and in a short time may start to yellow. I'd gladly pay an extra buck or two for a better quality book.

Very good history. A few things could have helped. A cronologal display for instance. Chapters were devoted to individual and dates fluctuated back and forth. Lots of names - a glossary of people would have been good for reference. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Well done. Eric Norfleet

Excellent writing. A tale well told. The ironies and tragic aspects of this story are well presented. This book goes well with the story of the Comanches as presented in "Empire of the Summer Moon" by S. C. Gwynne.

U. S. Lt. Charles Gatewood IS a Mighty American
HERO ?? " That The Apache Wars " certainly made Clear . I will go to Arlington Cemetery to
Do Homage to this Great American Soldier whom
I would Be Proud to Call: my Brother ?? Amen LNLAINE

Explores the amazing and tragic history of the collision of two cultures. It covers a lot of ground so sometimes details are missing. But it provides an effective overview of this part of the history of the American West that has been bastardized by popular culture.

The map quality, or lack thereof, poses a significant detriment to this volume; legible maps which supplement the written content would have vastly enhanced the readers experience. This having been said, I am impressed with the historical data in this book. Rarely have I read an account which provides such a concentrated amount of interesting information regarding the Apache Wars. One would be challenged to find similar levels of information while searching the available books relative to the Battle of the Little Bighorn for instance. I concede the information is conveyed in a rather disjointed manner; the text skips from year to year and often decade to decade in hap-hazard fashion. This can be, however, easily overcome by exercising patience. Overall, I found this book very readable, interesting and representative of high quality scholarly merit.

Must read for any resident of the Southwest. Well researched and written account of our local history making the past become alive. Find out who the true heroes were and who benefited from the wars.

Good historical account of a very wicked time in America, where cultures clashed with dire consequences. Not particularly well written, but kept my interest. Biggest take away, regardless of the outcome for the Apache people, there were no innocent in this exchange.