Eyes of Eagles [Dramatized Adaptation]

This was my first William Johnstone novel. It did not live up to the author's reputation. No suspense with a seemingly indestructible main character who is always better than good. I suppose that the boring Alamo episode was written as filler. Surely there aren't that many readers of westerns who mis......more

An epic tale of the West following the journey of a young boy into the American frontier culminating with the battle of the Alamo. A grand story full of wild action and bloody battles but grounded in human emotion and the ideals of trust and honor.......more

Texas Independence and Remember the Alamo Mr Johnstone is one of my most favorite western authors. He also wrote various other genres, as well - science fiction, horror, and military. His main genre was the western, though. I had discovered him in junior high. Since then I never met one of his wester......more

This book was written in fifth grade grammar for, seemingly older elementary readers. But the subject matter was way beyond that age groups with the graphic slaughter of the main characters family. Ultimately, not for me.......more

Prolific Mr. Johnstone may have been . . . but a huge writing talent, he was not. I found his work very amateurish. The main character was probably the biggest Marty Sue I've ever seen in published fiction. Had it not been for my interest in Texas history, I would not have made it this far. As it is......more