War Party

I've read a lot of L'Amour books, and this was one of the better ones. A really great read!

As a brief addendum to my review below, I would like to comment on the best story in this volume: THE GIFT OF COCHISE. This story was made into the screenplay for the John Wayne film HONDO by James E. Grant. It is now widely believed that L'Amour's book HONDO is actually an adaptation of this screenplay and not an original novel. (See discussion in Robert Weinberg's LOUIS L'AMOUR COMPANION.)For the record, I prefer L'Amour's... Read Full Review

Of course, eventually, all of L'amour's great old pulp fiction will see book form and, as a huge Louis fan, I'm glad of it. But if you want to read L'Amour's BEST short fiction, this collection, the first, supervised by the author himself back in '75, is your finest bet! L'Amour was a better writer in his pulp days than he will ever be given credit for. In fact, as a late purveyor of the pulp western's twilight era, I... Read Full Review

Of course, eventually, all of L'amour's great old pulp fiction will see book form and, as a huge Louis fan, I'm glad of it. But if you want to read L'Amour's BEST short fiction, this collection, the first, supervised by the author himself back in '75, is your finest bet! L'Amour was a better writer in his pulp days than he will ever be given credit for. In fact, as a late purveyor of the pulp western's twilight era, I... Read Full Review