Custer S Road To Disaster

Author : Kevin Sullivan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780762794751

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Custer's Road to Disaster by Kevin Sullivan Pdf

The death of George Armstrong Custer ended the life of one of the most flamboyant, brave, careless, and fascinating characters to ever wear a United States military uniform. His dramatic rise during the Civil War to the brevet rank of brigadier general at twenty-three, and his uncanny ability to stay alive regardless of how recklessly he flung himself at the enemy, gave rise to his image as an almost mythical figure. His life was filled with such good fortune that the term “Custer’s Luck” was used to refer to an unusually fortuitous event. Road to Disaster examines Custer’s unusual mental and emotional make-up, which played out in his military career, his relationship with his wife, and in the death he and many of his men found at the end of their march into Montana. A clearer picture of the man appears, providing answers as to why military success followed him to the top of his career, and why the Battle of the Little Bighorn became such a shocking disaster in the summer of 1876.

Author : Kevin M. Sullivan
Publisher : TwoDot
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0762784415

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Custer's Road to Disaster by Kevin M. Sullivan Pdf

The death of George Armstrong Custer ended the life of one of the most flamboyant, brave, careless, and fascinating characters to ever wear a United States military uniform. His dramatic rise during the Civil War to the brevet rank of brigadier general at twenty-three, and his uncanny ability to stay alive regardless of how recklessly he flung himself at the enemy, gave rise to his image as an almost mythical figure. His life was filled with such good fortune that the term “Custer’s Luck” was used to refer to an unusually fortuitous event. Road to Disaster examines Custer’s unusual mental and emotional make-up, which played out in his military career, his relationship with his wife, and in the death he and many of his men found at the end of their march into Montana. A clearer picture of the man appears, providing answers as to why military success followed him to the top of his career, and why the Battle of the Little Bighorn became such a shocking disaster in the summer of 1876.

Author : Kevin M. Sullivan
Publisher : Professional Press (NC)
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Dakota Indians
ISBN : 1570871957

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Shattering the Myth by Kevin M. Sullivan Pdf

Author : Phillip Tucker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08
Category : History
ISBN : 1627341862

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Why Custer Was Never Warned by Phillip Tucker Pdf

For the first time, this ground-breaking book tells the forgotten story of the true genesis of the June 25, 1876 disaster along the Little Bighorn. The failure of the southern column to continue to advance north after the battle of the Rosebud set the stage for the annihilation of Custer and his five companies of the 7th Cavalry.

Author : Phillip Thomas Tucker
Publisher : Universal-Publishers
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781627341011

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Why Custer Was Never Warned by Phillip Thomas Tucker Pdf

Author : Phillip Thomas Tucker
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780811768924

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Custer at Gettysburg by Phillip Thomas Tucker Pdf

“A mosaic of thousands of tiny pieces that, seen whole, amounts to a fascinating picture of what probably was the most important moment of the Civil War.” —Thomas E. Ricks, New York Times bestselling author of The Generals George Armstrong Custer is famous for his fatal defeat at the Little Bighorn in 1876, but Custer’s baptism of fire came during the Civil War. His true rise to prominence began at Gettysburg in 1863. On the eve of the Battle of Gettysburg, Custer received promotion to brigadier general and command—his first direct field command—of the Michigan Cavalry Brigade, the “Wolverines.” Custer did not disappoint his superiors, who promoted him in a search for more aggressive cavalry officers. At approximately noon on July 3, 1863, the melee that was East Cavalry Field at Gettysburg began. An hour or two into the battle, after many of his cavalrymen had been reduced to hand-to-hand infantry-style fighting, Custer ordered a charge of one of his regiments and led it into action himself, screaming one of the battle’s most famous lines: “Come on, you Wolverines!” Around three o’clock, the Confederates led by Stuart mounted a final charge, which mowed down Union cavalry—until it ran into Custer’s Wolverines, who stood firm, breaking the Confederates’ last attack. In a book combining two popular subjects, Tucker recounts the story of Custer at Gettysburg with verve, shows how the Custer legend was born on the fields of the war’s most famous battle, and offers eye-opening new perspectives on Gettysburg’s overlooked cavalry battle. “A thoughtful and challenging new look at the great assault at Gettysburg . . . Tucker is fresh and bold in his analysis and use of sources.” —William C. Davis, author of Crucible of Command

Author : Bill Yenne
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781510730359

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The Other Custers by Bill Yenne Pdf

Not one, not two, but three Custer brothers died at the Little Bighorn—and so did their only sister's husband. Most do not realize that not one, not two, but three Custer brothers died with the 7th Cavalry at the hands of the Sioux and Cheyenne at Little Bighorn in 1876. So too did their nephew and the husband of their only sister. Less than half the immediate Custer family would survive the massacre. This is their story. This book is a must for all those interested in the enduring Custer legend. Where other Custer literature focuses solely on George Armstrong, The Other Custers is the only volume to explore the lives of the Custer siblings in depth. War hero Tom Custer earned two Medals of Honor during the Civil War before riding into the West with his brother. There was the bashful and enigmatic Nevin Custer, and the young Boston Custer, whose one desire in life was to share the adventures of his idolized older brothers. Margaret Custer married into the 7th Cavalry and was widowed at twenty-four when her husband, James Calhoun, was among the dead at the Little Bighorn. The Other Custers traces the upbringing of the family and follows Nevin and Margaret as they carried the Custer name beyond Little Bighorn. The book also uncovers much more detail about the ancestors and descendants of the Custer siblings than is to be found in other Custer biographies.

Author : Daniel S. Burt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2001-02-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780313017261

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The Biography Book by Daniel S. Burt Pdf

From Marilyn to Mussolini, people captivate people. A&E's Biography, best-selling autobiographies, and biographical novels testify to the popularity of the genre. But where does one begin? Collected here are descriptions and evaluations of over 10,000 biographical works, including books of fact and fiction, biographies for young readers, and documentaries and movies, all based on the lives of over 500 historical figures from scientists and writers, to political and military leaders, to artists and musicians. Each entry includes a brief profile, autobiographical and primary sources, and recommended works. Short reviews describe the pertinent biographical works and offer insight into the qualities and special features of each title, helping readers to find the best biographical material available on hundreds of fascinating individuals.

Author : James Bradley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Crow Indians
ISBN : OCLC:30224697

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The March of the Montana Column by James Bradley Pdf

Author : T.J. Stiles
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307475947

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Custer's Trials by T.J. Stiles Pdf

Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for History In this magisterial biography, T. J. Stiles paints a portrait of Custer both deeply personal and sweeping in scope, proving how much of Custer’s legacy has been ignored. He demolishes Custer’s historical caricature, revealing a capable yet insecure man, intelligent yet bigoted, passionate yet self-destructive, a romantic individualist at odds with the institution of the military (court-martialed twice in six years) and the new corporate economy, a wartime emancipator who rejected racial equality. Stiles argues that, although Custer was justly noted for his exploits on the western frontier, he also played a central role as both a wide-ranging participant and polarizing public figure in his extraordinary, transformational time—a time of civil war, emancipation, brutality toward Native Americans, and, finally, the Industrial Revolution—even as he became one of its casualties. Intimate, dramatic, and provocative, this biography captures the larger story of the changing nation. It casts surprising new light on one of the best-known figures of American history, a subject of seemingly endless fascination.

Author : James Harvey Kidd
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-02
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:4057664097699

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Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman: Historical Sketch of Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade (Illustrated Edition) by James Harvey Kidd Pdf

Madison & Adams Press presents the Civil War Memories Series. This meticulous selection of the firsthand accounts, memoirs and diaries is specially comprised for Civil War enthusiasts and all people curious about the personal accounts and true life stories of the unknown soldiers, the well known commanders, politicians, nurses and civilians amidst the war. "Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman" is a story of the personal recollections of one of the troopers who rode with Custer, and played a part in the tragedy of the civil war. In writing this book, the author's intention was to contribute toward giving Custer's Michigan cavalrymen the place in the history of their country which they so richly earned on many fields.

Author : James Harvey Kidd
Publisher : BIG BYTE BOOKS
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War (Expanded, Annotated) by James Harvey Kidd Pdf

Envision 10,000 mounted men of one of the best cavalries the world has ever produced strung out along 13 miles, marching around Robert E. Lee's right flank, taunting J.E.B. Stuart to come out and fight. In one of the most thrilling and detailed accounts of one of the most important battles of the American Civil War that most people know nothing of, James Kidd tells this story and much more of the Michigan Wolverine Cavalry under the command of George Armstrong Custer. The popular image of General Custer, James Kidd wrote in 1908, is incorrect. He was not reckless or wasteful of men. The battle was Yellow Tavern, part of the Spottslyvania fight, and Phil Sheridan later said he believed it was the greatest cavalry engagement of the Civil War. J.E.B. Stuart was fatally wounded in the fight. At Gettysburg, Brandy Station, the Trevillian Raid, Kilpatrick's Richmond raid, and the Shennandoah Valley, the Wolverines played a crucial role in the Union victory. Kidd also provides wonderful details about the movement of large cavalry units, especially when they must be turned in battle. In one of the best-written memoirs of the Civil War, Kidd has presented a picture of the Michigan Cavalry and its unforgettable leader that helps complete the image of Custer as a soldier. For less than you'd spend on gas going to the library, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.

Author : Gregory J. W. Urwin
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1983-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0803295561

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Custer Victorious by Gregory J. W. Urwin Pdf

"Custer found himself in the one dilemma all soldiers most dread—he was outnumbered and completely surrounded. With disaster looming in every quarter and no chance of escape. . . ." So Gregory J. W Urwin pulls the reader into a scene describing not the Battle of the Little Big Horn but a Civil War engagement that George Armstrong Custer and his troop survived, thanks to strategy as much as naked courage. Many books have focused on Custer's Last Stand in 1876, making legend of total defeat. Custer Victorious is the first to examine at length, with attention to primary sources, his brilliant Civil War career. Urwin writes: "None of Custer's exploits against the Plains Indians could compare with those he performed while with the Army of the Potomac." The leader of a brigade called "the Wolverines," Custer was promoted to major general and the helm of the Third Cavalry Division when he was only twenty-four. Urwin describes the Boy General's vital contributions to Union victories from Gettysburg to Appomattox.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : UCSD:31822024794869

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North Dakota History by Anonim Pdf

Journal of the Northern Plains.

Author : Robert M. Utley
Publisher : National Park Service Division of Publications
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : IND:30000139593069

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Custer Battlefield by Robert M. Utley Pdf

Tells the story of Custer's last stand against the Indians in the Sioux War of 1876. Includes maps and photos. Also recounts the history of how that battlefield became a national monument and its importance to Americans today and in the past.