ɐ lˈaɪbɹɛɹi dʒˈɜːnəl ɹᵻvjˈuː stˈeɪts "hɪz dᵻskɹˈɪpʃənz ʌvðə mˈɛni ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəlz ænd ðɛɹ sˈævɪdʒ lˈændskeɪp ɑːɹ ʌnfɚɡˈɛɾəbəl, ænd hɪz tˈeɪlz ʌvðə dˈɛspɚɹət jˈɛt ˈiːɡɚ kˈɑːmbæt baɪ ɐ ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbli ɹᵻsˈɪliənt pˈiːpəl ɡˈɪv sˌʌm ʌvðə mˈoʊst vˈɪvɪd ˈɪmɪdʒᵻz ʌv ðæt wˈɔːɹ ɐvˈeɪləbəl tʊ ˌʌs ɪnðə wˈɛst."
A Library Journal review states "His descriptions of the many individuals and their savage landscape are unforgettable, and his tales of the desperate yet eager combat by a remarkably resilient people give some of the most vivid images of that war available to us in the West."