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bobnb9j's review against another edition
3.0
Not the great memoir I've read on war but quite interesting in the insight into the army at the time. How the Rough Riders came to be is of particular interest and provides a glimpse of patriotism at the time and daresay a desire for war. The volunteers Roosevelt describes are quite the character and I would bet many of them could be the subject of their own novels. I enjoyed it but felt it lacked some of the tactics and decision making I've come to expect from a war memoir.
statman's review against another edition
2.0
This is a short book that tells of the story of the Rough Riders, of which Theodore Roosevelt was their leader. They were a volunteer regiment that he put together that fought the Spaniards in the Spanish-American War. It really talks in detail about different individuals in his regiment and battle details. I was hoping to get a broader context of the War and why they formed and the impact they had on the war. It is more of an insider's account but doesn't really help you understand why the Spanish-American War was fought and why people were so willing to fight the Spaniards. So I was disappointed in the book.
tarmstrong112's review against another edition
4.0
Col. Roosevelt's energy and enthusiasm shines in this account of his time as leader of the Rough Riders during the Spanish American War. I enjoyed this account very much, though at times I felt it dragged on in places, it was till very exciting.
Roosevelt does have a highly romanticized view of war, to the point where the wounded men don't make a peep and all the men die valiantly. This view certainly doesn't jive with the sometimes graphic descriptions of the wounds men did suffer written in this book.
Roosevelt does have a highly romanticized view of war, to the point where the wounded men don't make a peep and all the men die valiantly. This view certainly doesn't jive with the sometimes graphic descriptions of the wounds men did suffer written in this book.
mokey81's review against another edition
3.0
It was an ok read. I lost momentum. It wasn't exactly action-packed. But it was fun to read something written by such an important historical figure.
joshuarigsby's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs
madoc_mattox's review against another edition
4.0
Occasionally I step outside of my YA and Sci-Fi box, this is a book that interested me because Theodore Roosevelt has been a favorite president of mine to read and learn about. This style of dictating history is not a style I often enjoy, however I believe that knowing I was consuming the perspective of a man I have enjoyed learning about was a nice way of branching into new territory. Lots of detail, it's short in pages but dense. This was not a quick read, but definitely worth it.