Reviews for On the Santa Fe Trail

The average rating for On the Santa Fe Trail based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-03-14 00:00:00 Roy Farias Collection of twelve period vignettes on travel along the Santa Fe Trail, dating from 1842 to 1867. Simmons provides historical background for each passage and its author. The most humorous observation belonged to Captain Charles Christy, whose disdain for James Fenimore Cooper seethes right off of the page. Christy condemned Cooper, saying, "I am satisfied Cooper's Indian tales, written so many years ago, have indirectly caused the deaths of hundreds of whites and reds." Well, there you go. Cooper not only brought the Great American novel to an all time low, he also indirectly slaughtered hundreds. One plus, contains an excellent map of the Santa Fe Trail.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-02-18 00:00:00 James Rose The small unit infantry soldier is the backbone in any war as they are the ones that come in fighting contact with the enemy and must attack to acquire ground or defend a position. Everyone else is basically support. The high ranking officers plan strategy but seldon actually physically lead men into combat. Infantry Soldier is the story of the actual fighting men who took part in the Battle of the Buldge during World War II as told by a low ranking enlisted man who was there. Its a good, informative read about what life in a combat unit is like. This is a excellent counter to all the books aboout generals.