This is a basic tutorial on how to create link lists in C and C++. I assume you are quite comfortable with pointers. If not I suggest you read the book Pointers in C by Yashwant Kanetkar . If you have higher IQ level I suggest you read chapter 5 of The C Programming Language by Kernighan and Ritchie.
I might put up a pointer tutorial at some later point of time. Anyways, this tutorial starts off by explaing the need for link lists then it explains how you can perform various operations on simple linked lists.