Custer's Road to Disaster: The Path To Little Bighorn, First Edition - Softcover

Kevin Sullivan

 
9780762784417: Custer's Road to Disaster: The Path To Little Bighorn, First Edition
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0762784415 ISBN 13: 9780762784417
Publisher: TwoDot, 2013

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Kevin Sullivan is the author of The Bundy Murders: A Comprehensive History. He is also a former contributing writer for Snitch, a paper that was at one time published in five states, devoted to issues of crime and the law.

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Publisher
TwoDot
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0762784415
ISBN 13 
9780762784417
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
224