Abcs of Custer's Last Stand
Subtitle: Arrogance, Betrayal and Cowardice
Publisher: Upton & Sons
Published: June 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780912783383
Subjects: United States - Reconstruction Period (1865-1877); United States - State & Local - General; History; History - U.S.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876; History: American
Description: "This study is an in depth review of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, based upon the premise that the course and conduct of the battle were well known to the Army survivors and rescuers immediately after the battle. Diligent forensic studies were made of the battlefield, in the days immediately following the battle by the survivors and rescuers. Letters, journals, telegrams, reports and maps were prepared by the Army survivors and rescuers that were sent to loved ones back home, [to the] Superior Officers in the East or later published. These documents recorded precisely where the bodies of men and horses were found and how it appeared that the battle was fought. These documents were later augmented by the statements of the Indians who fought in and were the victors of the battle. The facts are presented in a straight forward, undiluted manner, with excerpts given showing exactly what each person said. Analysis is then performed and conclusions reached based upon these known facts. The interrelationships of the main protagonists, their personality flaws and the effects they had upon each other and the outcome of the battle are superimposed on the conclusions drawn from the known facts, thereby generating a true and realistic description of what transpired"--Jacket.