Don't settle for second: Life and times of Cornelius C. Smith

By Cornelius C. Smith Jr.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0891410074
• ISBN13: 9780891410072
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: Presidio Press
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Terrific true story of an Army officer's adventures

I found this book while doing research on the Philippine Insurrection. It is an excellent story of one officer's experiences across the American west and finally to the Philippines where he had some horrific encounters with outlaw bands, Moro brigands who seemed bullet proof and fearless. His adventures are well written and filled with period knowledge and his vantage point was always from the saddle or between bamboo stalks while Moro bandits slashed away with their razor-edged barongs. Suberb history that should be taught in school. Also recommended "Muddy Glory" and "Little Brown Brother" for some top-notch history during America's first Vietnam.