Once they Moved like the Wind

Once they moved like the wind… 
 a recommended read

“To the living Apache of Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma- 
In sorrow at what they lost, and awe at what they saved.” 

So begins the account by David Roberts of the Apaches of the Southwestern Deserts. It is one of the best accounts of the resiliency and strategic brilliance of the Apache leaders including: Cochise, Geronimo, Victorio, Mangus and others. Roberts does not mince words in describing the atrocities that occurred during this dark period. His accounts are well researched and written in a style which puts you on the same playing field as the Apaches. Faced with a much larger, well equipped enemy, the leaders did what others have done before. They defined guerrilla warfare. And in doing so, they succeeded against great odds. Shepherding their bands of women,children and elderly from harm and fighting major skirmishes with only a few warriors. In the end, the encroachment of whites into the territory was overwhelming. But one cannot help but feel as Roberts does…and be in awe of the Apache and what they preserved.

“Roberts has achieved near perfect focus upon a people and their times…A brilliant,poignant history.” Jeff Long,Chicago Tribune

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