In Custer's Shadow

In Custer's Shadow
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Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages : 438
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ISBN-10 : 0806132817
ISBN-13 : 9780806132815
Rating : 4/5 (815 Downloads)

Book Synopsis In Custer's Shadow by : Ronald Hamilton Nichols

Download or read book In Custer's Shadow written by Ronald Hamilton Nichols and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Battle of the Little Big Horn, five entire companies of the 7th Cavalry, including their leader, George Armstrong Custer, were lost. For years the shadow of blame for the defeat has been cast upon Custer. What role did his subordinates play in the battle? Did they contribute to the Custer failure, or was he the only one to blame? In Custer's Shadow presents the complex life of Major Marcus Reno, Custer's second-in-command. Employing photographs and maps to help the reader visualize the text, Ronald H. Nichols unravels the controversy surrounding Reno's role in the battle and questions the scrutiny to which he was subjected in the years following.


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