The brutality of the 1860s Indian wars on the Texas frontier was borne largely by settlers who had emigrated west in search of land and opportunity. Gregory Michno tells the story of the noncombatants who suffered far greater losses than the soldiers who were there to protect them. "[Gregory Michno] presents an in-depth, different perspective, told from the settler's point of view." Research Book News ( Research Book News ) " The Settlers' War presents a detailed picture of perhaps the bloodiest decade of sustained homestead violence in the history of the West." Andrew Wagenhoffer, Civil War Books and Authors (Andrew Wagenhoffer Civil War Books and Authors 2012-04-10) --Research Book News Gregory Michno attended Michigan State University and did postgraduate work at the University of Northern Colorado. An award-winning author, he has written dozens of articles and several books dealing with World War II and the American West. His most recent books, The Deadliest Indian War in the West and A Fate Worse than Death , were both published by Caxton Press. He lives in Longmont, Colorado.