American Eagle Books

Unfortunately for the last reader, Ralph Compton died a couple of years ago, so he won't be reading the next in the series. Too bad, because we finally had a writer besides Kirby Jonas and Elmer Kelton who wasn't afraid to be morally proper in his books. Compton didn't need the filth to put out a good story. They call Kirby Jonas the New Louis L'Amour, however, and he more than fits the bill. He is even quite a bit more historically accurate than L'Amour and COmpton, and if you haven't read him then you need to. Yea for Compton, and carry on Kirby Jonas!

Howdy folks! I'm James Drury. I used to play the Virginian on television, back in the 60's. I hope that gives me some kind of edge in reviewing this western book by Ralph Compton.

I have read several books by Compton, and all have been good. He kept his books clean, and I really appreciate that. I wish he would have hung around longer for us to enjoy.

Pick up this book, and if you like it you will also enjoy books by Kirby Jonas. Because of Kirby's books, I have gone into reading books on tape. They're wonderful. Since Compton is gone now I hope Kirby Jonas gives many a reader of Westerns a place to turn to.

RALPH COMPTON HAS AGAIN WRITTEN A STORY THAT I COULD NOT PUT DOWN. THE WES STONE CHARACTER HAS PICKED UP WHERE HIS FATHER NATHAN STONE LEFT OFF . I HATED TO END THIS BOOK YET HATED TO PUT IT DOWN. I CANT WAIT TO GET THE NEXT IN THE SERIES.

As the title says, this is really a great book.

I've always loved westerns - whether they be films, old television shows or books. The problem with books is that if I discover a writer I really enjoy, I'll tend to stick with him until I've read everything he's written and then I'm back at square 1 - looking for another great book / writer.

Well, in William Johnstone and his Eagle series, I've come up smelling like roses.

Song of Eagles is a fantastic book which once again follows the trail of Jamie's son, Falcon MacCallister.

In Song of Eagles, Falcon finds himself in Lincoln, New Mexico seeking out an old friend of his father's, famed cattlebaron, John Chisum.

However, the timeline is linked to the infamous Lincoln County War and Falcon quickly finds himself smack dab in the middle of the conflict. Fortunately, he has the good sense to align himself with the good guys - John Tunstall, the Regulators and, of course, the most famous participant - William Bonney aka Billy The Kid.

I really enjoyed the way that Johnstone integrated Falcon into the conflict - he essentially stuck to the historical transcript - he didn't make up alot of fictitious storyline. And it was very interesting to read about the burgeoning relationship between famed gunfighter Falcon and the teenager he liked so much - Billy The Kid.

Unlike many / all of L'Amour's good guys, Falcon reminds me alot of Eastwood's Man With No name in the sense that he's a "good" guy, but he can be "bad" when the situation warrants it. He's not a back shooter, for example, however, if he has no use for somebody who no longer deserves to enjoy oxygen, he'll think nothing of ventilating him with lead.

As mentioned, this is a very good read and if the reader, for example, is not too familiar with the events and circumstances of the Lincoln County war, I suspect this book might motivate the reader to learn more about Billy The Kid and the conflict.

As for me, it's motivated me to order some more of the Eagle series books I haven't already read.

If you like westerns, then you'll love this book and falcon MacCallister.

there's a flaw that johnstone's editor never got the guts to advise the author: when telling a story, the author's major craftsmanship is to allow the reader going back to whenever the author wants to put them into that particular time frame and never has to expose or remind what's gonna happen next. but johnstone in this novel repeatedly did something he should not have done. here's what i have to point out:
chapter one, page 7, 'MANY MEN WERE GOING TO DIE WITH THAT SMILE BEING THE LAST THING THEY SAW ON THE EARTH .'
you're telling us a story that should be unfolded in sequence and it should not be unveiled beforehands. but here, johnstone told the readers as in his commentary that billy the kid will kill a lot of people in the coming future. an absolutely unnecessary advanced footnote that should be omitted or deleted.
again, on page 15, 'the next day the kid introduced himself as billy bonney. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE'D USED THIS ALIAS.' another unnecessary pointless commentary by the author, and again, his editor failed to point it out to suggest an omission.
on and on, and again and again, johnstone kept doing this footnote to the readers and pulling them out of a good story that they should find out by themselves along with the storyline.

johnstone is a very good western genre writer, all of his stories are quite interesting, but there's always some room for sharpening and improvement. i just happened to notice such 'STOP' SIGNS in this one and wish i could blacken those unnecessary lines like what we used to find in the de-classified documents.

Falcon McCallister will risk his life to defend the Great American West. In the Eagles series you will See William W. Johnstone at his best. The McCalisters are tough, honest, principled devoted men and women. These storys are fast, exciting, and just plain wonderful. The McCalisters will go to the ends of the earth and give you all they have if you need help.

Union Col. Newton Lord, in demanding "A brandy for my horse", while in a saloon(and in the saddle as well)sets a high standard for shameful and hilarious buffoonery in uniform.
Once again, author Thomas Lowry takes readers on a dizzing ride of strange and amusing tales from civil war court records. The war between the states was a large conflict requiring the sevices of millions of troops and thousands of officers--and with only a handfull experienced soldiers availible at the beginning of the war, the opprotunity presented itself for any gentleman of means to start his own regiment.
I recommend this read most highly for anyone who has served under an eccentric leader, or laughed at Shakespeares' Falstaff,or George Frasers' Col. Flashman. Perhaps those fictional clowns were based on the sort of real-life poltroons that every army seems to have.
Lowry joins a great fraternity of those who show that history is funny as well true.

Dr. Lowry has added some color to the realm of Civil War History with his two books, Sex in the Civil War, and Tarnished Eagles. Lowry does a great job in picking out the interesting cases that also represent a good cross section of Civil War Justice. I heartily enjoyed this work. I'm not too sure of just how scholarly this is, but it certainly makes the soldiers appear much more human.

Far too many writers addressing the Civil War are guilty of childish romanticism. While that tremendous conflict certainly had its noble heroes and ample demonstrations of courage and self-sacrifice, any war--or human crisis of any sort--has its cowards and fools, its liars, thieves and rogues. This fine, factual book serves as a much-needed (and highly readable) balance to pulp fiction and pulp history heroics. It tells the stories of some of the officers who went wrong, either from deficiency of character or circumstance. In doing so, it enriches our understanding and visceral sense of the Civil War in ways that the next dozen adulatory biographies of mediocre generals will not. While I am a long-time fan of co-author William C. Davis, Dr. Lowry deserves special praise for his continuing literary efforts to describe the dramas and tragedies around, between and, sometimes, in the great battles. As a former soldier who served a full career, I can guarantee any reader that this book shows soldiers as more than a few of them really are--not gallantly charging the enemy, but energetically looking after themselves. While this book concentrates on some of the darker aspects of the war, those aspects are exactly the ones that are lacking in too much of what passes as history or historical literature. I would also recommend any of Lowry's or Davis's other superb Civil War books.

Of the three books by Ken Eagle Feather, this one is my favorite. Each of his previous books led me up to this one - which launched me into a new way of perception. Tracking freedom is precisely what the book is about, with no wasted words. It is packed full of exercises and information that helps one along the path to freedom.

Most of us having been reading the "metaphysical" books for the last twenty years and it is all basicly the same. I found "Tracking Freedom" refreshingly different. It took reading the book several times and suspending my own usual way of thinking to start to digest what Ken Eagle Feather is trying to get across. I love the book. I will undoubtly read it again and again. Ken Eagle Feather's style of writing makes reading the book a pleasure; like two friends having a conversation. A book to be savored.

If you have read "A Toltec Path" by Ken Eagle Feather you will know what to expect from "Tracking Freedom" It's basically the same information with emphasis on tracking/stalking. Despite this there are a few concepts elucidated upon and some new insights that make it worth picking up. Those of you who are new to the information, I recommend reading the author's books as well as other toltec authors to understand the overall vision of the message. If you decide to embrace this path you may come across the "Don Juan" controversy. The question of Don Juan being an actual person or a metaphor for the collective shamanic wisdom of the people of New Mexico, is completely irrelevant. The knowledge is real. The proof of the toltec system lies in its implementation. The arts of tracking/stalking and dreaming are invaluable to any spiritual pursuit. But remember, don't limit yourself, I believe that all spirituality stems from one source that has been fragmented throughout human history. The study of one system lights the path of another, for example the books of Eckhart Tolle, which teaches the spiritual practice of present centeredness are a great aid to tracking/stalking practices.

The team of Job and Derib published their first Yakari comic book story in 1973. They have gone on to publish thirty three additional volumes and produced an animated television series. Their series has also been translated into seventeen languages. Yakari has finally become available in English due to the efforts of the British publishing company, "9th Cinebook". As of this review, they have published six Yakari volumes and hopefully they will be able to roll out additional volumes.

The Yakari series revolves around the adventures of a small Sioux boy who has the ability to speak with animals. In turn, the stories unfold around his encounters with North American animals. "Yakari and the Great Eagle" is the first book in the series and introduces the key characters, Rainbow his best friend, Great Eagle his totem and Little Thunder his pony.

The Yakari series is geared towards young children. It is successful because of the high quality illustrations that are so characteristic of the Franco-Belgian school of comic book design. The only downside is that the protrayal of Native American culture seems dated by today's standards. Hopefully, later volumes will come more into line with current values. Overall, this is a beautiful series of books and both parents and children will enjoy reading them. Recommended.

Yakari is a great comic for kids, with large pictures, well drawn and a simple storyline based on nature and animals.

This is a wonderful story and my little boy and I enjoy sitting down together to read it. We're looking forward to reading Yakari and the White Buffalo next!!

This is the best book written about the bald eagle and how it was established as our national symbol. It is well researched, referenced and documented. Isaacson's writing style is expressive and concise. The photographs are of great quality and of images of eagles rarely seen by the public. A truly great book for those interested in American history, the eagle as a symbol of our republic, and those that enjoy the decorative eagle as an art object.

I thought this book was overall, pretty good. I would definatly recommend it to anybody.

American Eagles is a history of the United States Air Force, the world's most powerful air arm, from the Wright Brothers to Desert Storm. It contains many photographs of aircraft that served in World War II and in other conflicts. My favorite section is the one on Experimental planes. But this is not perfect. It does contain photographs of aircraft from the U.S. Air Force Musuem. But most of them are of sections of the aircraft. Only a few are shown complete in the pictures. The book also does contain a history of the musuem, but only a two page writing part and some pictures. For info on the Air Force musuem, don't get this. But for a history of nearly a century of air power, what are you waiting for?

This large beautiful book chronicles the growth and development of the U.S. Air Force as an organization, from the beginnings of flight to the present. It is much more than an air combat book.

The story begins before there was an Army Air Corps, with a history of flight from the pre-Wright Bros. era. The progress in aircraft, the men who built & flew them & the role of air power in military strategy are extensively covered.

The highlights of this book are the hundreds of wonderful color photos from the U.S. Air Force museum. Close-ups of aircraft, engines, cockpits and aviation art take great advantage of this unique resource.

Combat is not ignored however, as the Air Force's role in every major conflict is detailed with many action photos. This is a comprehensive and complete history of the highest quality.

Is there really witchcraft or do people produce it by believing?
The Townspeople of Glover, Norht Dakota wanted to believe it of Lavender Holland.
She had the courage to be different -the reasons you will never guess.

But Wyatt Archer was beginning to wonder - because he kept returning to Lavender. She and her attraction was not in his game plan. Wyatt was a tall, dark half-blooded Sioux in a town of Scandinavian blondes. He was hired to coach wrestling to the high school team. This town took wrestling seriously. And so did Wyatt.

Wyatt had several good boys on the team -- one was John Tiger, the only other Native American in the high school and we meet Ally Nordstrom, not a wrestler but hopefully a manager ot the team. His sister, Teri, sixteen, works with Lavender, perfecting the art of weaving and falling in love with John Tiger.

Everything falls apart when John Tiger takes a flying leap off of the train tressel and can no longer wrestle. Killing all of his hopes and dreams. Now the question is why?

Marge Nordstrom makes a pass at the coach, Wyatt, even embarassing her children. She has quite a reputation around town for her many men and she definitely tries to stir up trouble for Lavender.

Not to give away too much of the story but I loved the beginning of the story with a personals ad and ending with one. It was very romantic.

Excellent story but --M -- recommended for a good read.

To Each His Own is another //can't put it down// Kathleen Eagle book. I had read Diamond Willow BEFORE I read To Each His Own and recognized the characters. Both are must reads if you're a Kathleen Eagle fan! She's my favorite author, because you know you'll not be disappointed with ANY of her books.

I read it in two days, because this book is so absorbing, no bullsh..t orientated, focusing on facts, not speculation, not legends. It is impressive the ammount of Americans who payed the ultimate price while serving in RAF.

Although not focusing in combat narratives, Caine did a stupendous job!! HE follows the character who flew in Eagle Squadrons before and after they passe through that units (71, 121 and 133 RAF Squadrons. He end the myth that American FOurth Fighter Group was made mainly by ex-Eagle pilots. They were minority there. It has an apendix which dates the Killed in action, the aces. And it gives a good picture of how RAF worked in those days. Great, great, great !!!

Awesome job by the author--a review of the infighting during the development of US Spec Ops forces. He focuses on Delta's formation and their activities in the early 80's. Mostly info on operation Ricebowl (if you don't know--you should read this book) but other interesting stuff too.

This is an exceptionally useful book for those interested in the Carter administration's failed attempt to rescue the American hostages held in Iran in 1980 and the disaster of Desert One, especially valuable since it is written by one of the mission's Intelligence Officers. The book contains many new details about the mission which are unavailable elsewhere and provides an invaluable research source for scholars and those simply interested in what went wrong.

The book is written from a military standpoint and is perhaps too scathing of the State Department and CIA. One finds little appreciation for Secretary of State Cyrus Vance's efforts to release the hostages by peaceful means, for instance. This is arguably important since the negotiation channel turned out to be the option which was eventually successful in getting the hostages back. The author has some harsh words also for former CIA Director Stansfield Turner, who was able to provide relatively little by the way of human intelligence backup for the mission. But since most of the CIA's main operatives in Iran had been taken hostage in November 1979 along with the other captives, new resources had to be developed from scratch, so it is difficult to see how Turner could have done much more than he did. The bibliography at the back is also rather incomplete, citing only a few of the books which have been written on the same topic. Nevertheless, "Crippled Eagle" provides an excellent source of information about the rescue mission. It is also an especially useful account of the institutional rivalries and penny pinching which beset Delta Force, and special operations planning generally, during the planning for the rescue mission.