No Survivors

by Will Henry

Book Overview

Originally published in 1950, No Survivors was the first of Will Henry's many novels based on historic incident. In it he shows what General Custer's lonely stand and final moments at the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn might have been like, militarily and emotionally. Though the history books say that only the horse Comanche escaped alive, Will Henry creates one other survivor, Colonel John Clayton-and he was doomed, too. The fictional Civil War...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803272820
• ISBN13: 9780803272828
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 345 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

The number 1 book in America, By Seth Hiser

No Survivors `When my parents bought me No Survivors, I could not wait to read it. First, it is a very action packed book that has a ton of old western weapons. This book is a book written about the Custer Battle. Second, it is a very good book to read if you like old western gunfights and bar fights. There are a ton of gunfights in this book. Last, this book will work very great for a social studies project. The main charactors are Custer and his gang along with Sherif Pete Wilson. The main setting of this book is in the old west when there were lots of gunfights. The main events are all of the battles and gunfights. This book tells all about historic battles and the famous phrase "Don't shoot till you see the white of their eyes." I would recommend this book for anybody who likes war books.

A survivor

This book was written over a half-century ago in 1950, yet the author holds the attention of current readers easily - something not easily done in today's hectic world.A Well written document. One keeps reading the book and going back to historical accounts to see if John Clayton ever existed because the story is so convincing and so 'possible'. I am an amateur historian and this sent be back to the documentation of the period (1860-1878) to see what I could find... I'm still searching the records.Very good book - I recommend it highly.

Historical Fiction at its best

I picked this book up in a hostel while travelling through europe, at first by the cover I thought it would be silly, but after reading the cover and looking at the first couple pages I still thought so. I read it anyways and I loved it. Its the true story of a former confederate soldier, who knew many famous people and fought with and against them all, including crazy horse, sitting bull, buffalo bill cody and custer. I would recommend this book to anyone who doesn't know anything about the battle of little big horn or someone wanting to know more about the ogala indians. The battle with/against custer is a important part of the book but not what the book is all about. Its mainly about a soldier who becomes a member of the ogala tribe and all the things that happen along the way. read it!