Give Me Eighty Men: Women and the Myth of the Fetterman Fight by Shannon D. Smith West Brevet Lieutenant Colonel William Fetterman

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel William Fetterman and his company fell into an ambush

first published in 1952

Army and the Plains Indians

Deeply sympathetic to the men and women fighting to survive in this harsh place

From the days when Native American tribes dominated the landscape to the hardships of fledgling pioneer life to times of fast-paced modern development

Give Me Eighty Men: Women and the Myth of the Fetterman Fight by Shannon D. Smith West Brevet Lieutenant Colonel William FettermanGive Me Eighty Men is a gripping historical book that delves into the 1866 Fetterman Fight during the Indian Wars. Through vivid narrative, it explores the clash between the U. S. Army and the Plains Indians, highlighting the bravery and strategies of both sides.