Title: Alright as far as it went but.........
Product review: I'm sorry but I must disagree with the previous review. Having read a lot of Texas Brigade memoirs and histories (Polley, Simpson, Bill Fletcher, Collier, Winkler, etc etc) I was really looking forward to this book (and felt I had to have it for my collection). Unfortunately two things let it down in my opinion; firstly, the story only skimmed the surface - alot more could have been done to develop the characters and describe the scenes/events (there is plenty of material in the other factual books I've mentioned). Secondly, there were too many coincidences, i.e. the author tried to involve his main character, or a friend of his main character,in almost every Texas Brigade anecdote/episode/event that occured, ignoring the fact that different regiments and companies could have been (and actually were) involved. Poetic licence is one thing but not when it strains credulity to breaking point. I really wanted to like this book but can only say it failed to deliver.
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