Custer: From the Civil Wars Boy General to the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Language: English
Published by Casemate, 2020
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used

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- Title
- Custer: From the Civil Wars Boy General to the Battle of the Little Bighorn
- Author
- Behncke, Ted; Bloomfield, Gary
- Publisher
- Casemate
- Publication year
- 2020
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1612008895
- ISBN 13
- 9781612008899
- Edition
- 1st Edition
The approach uses all of Custer’s known writings. Letters, magazine articles, his book, My Life on the Plains, and his unfinished memoirs of the Civil War, along with materials and books by his wife, Elizabeth Custer, and reflections of others who knew him well.
The five chapters are; Early Life (growing up and as a West Point cadet); The Civil War; The Indian Fighter; The Little Bighorn and Conclusion. The theme of the book is not so much new historical information but the depth of his character development and lesser-known influences of his life. Custer draws together these elements in a succinct and accessible read.
The book also includes illustrations (primarily from Harper’s Weekly), and photos, such as Matthew Brady’s Civil War collection, to accompany the text.
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About the Author
Gary Bloomfield is a former Army Journalist of the Year, and managing editor for VFW magazine. He was the senior editor for the two-volume illustrated series on WWII titled Faces of Victory. He wrote Duty, Honor, Victory. America’s Athletes in WWII followed by Duty, Honor, Applause. America’s Entertainers in WWII which he co-wrote. His other books include Maxims of General Patton, the citizenship study guide I Will be an American Someday Soon, illustrated bios on George Patton and Mark Twain (the latter co-written). He recently completed The Devil’s Playground, about the Korean DMZ, published in the Summer of 2019, and The One, a compilation of stories from military doctors and nurses, published in the Spring of 2020. He is currently updating his book on WWII entertainers, rewriting a novel about the Iraq War and researching a novel about the Afghanistan War.
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