New, very old book reprinted

[quincannon]

"The Yellowlegs" by Richard Wormser is a book you can pass by and save your money on.  It is this month's featured selection of the Military Book Club, and is a reprint of a book I have had since the 1960's. If you wish a view of the United States Cavalry from an altitude of about a hundred thousand feet, this is the book for you. If you are discriminating,  and all I know here are, about buying books, save your money, for anything in depth is sadly missing. It is rather silly for author or reader alike to think that the story spanning more than two hundred years could be told in one volume anyway.  Even the cover of the new edition is substandard. The original had a fine painting by Remington. This one is a badly colorized picture from the post ACW era,


DON'T DO THIS. 

[deadwoodgultch]

I have read as well back in the hardback days. Very poor indeed. Library, glad I did not buy.

Regards,
Tom

[yanmacca]

Yellowlegs!

How about yellow stripes and a touch of Garryowen;

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[quincannon]

If I remember correctly Ian, Yellow Stripes was written by Stan Jones who also wrote "Ghost Riders in the Sky" and Rosemary Clooney's "This Old House". Yellow Stripes was first performed by the Sons of The Pioneers in Rio Grande, my second favorite of Ford's cavalry trilogy.

[yanmacca]

I watched an old western about two weeks ago Chuck called 'escape from fort bravo' the song was used right through the movie;

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I didn't know the Apaches had artillery spotters

[quincannon]

Neither did the Apache I'd wager.

If you go to one of those associated link on your link and click on "Rio Grande - "I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen", the lead in to the film is the original screen performance of "Yellow Stripes" and the regimental singers are the Sons of the Pioneers. Stan Jones also appears in that movie.