Contains descriptions of the most outstanding battles in the Indian Wars of the West. Each battle is described by a student of that engagement. The writers have studied the historic records bearing on the fight, including official reports of field officers and testimony of surviving participants.

A Bison book.

The Indian wars of the West / by John C. Ewers -- The Pierre's Hole fight / by Bradley H. Patterson, Jr. -- Battle of Bandera Pass / by O. Clark Fisher -- The Indians have an inning / by Jack Dodd -- The soldiers have theirs / by Jack Dodd -- The battle of Pyramid Lake / by Arthur W. Emerson -- The battle of Wood Lake / by Noel M. Loomis -- Canyon de Chelly / by Clinton P. Anderson -- The first battle of Adobe Walls / by Lawrence V. Compton -- The Fetterman fight / by Roy E. Appleman -- The hayfield fight / by Roy E. Appleman -- The wagon box fight / by Roy E. Appleman -- The fight at Beecher Island / by James S. Hutchins -- Battle of Washita / by Lawrence Frost -- The battle of Massacre Canyon / by Ray H. Mattison -- Blood on the lava / by F.G. Renner -- The second battle of Adobe Walls / by J.C. Dykes -- The battle of Palo Duro Canyon / by J.C. Dykes -- The battle of the rosebud / by J.A. Leermakers -- The battle of Little Bighorn / by Robert M. Utley -- The Apache scouts who won a war / by D. Harper Simms -- The Bannack Indian war of 1878 / by Frederick A. Mark -- Besieged on Milk Creek / by Jack P. Riddle -- Massacre of the Dull Knife band / by B.W. Allred -- Tragedy at Wounded Knee / by George Metcalf.