Custer: From the Civil War's Boy General to the Battle of the Little Bighorn

by Gary Bloomfield and Ted Behncke

Book Overview

The reader is introduced to a little-known side of Custer--a deeply personal side. George Custer grew up in an expanding young country and his early influences mirrored the times. Two aspects of this era dominate most works about him: the Civil War, and the war with the Indians, culminating in his death at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. When mentioned, if at all, his early life and years as a cadet at West Point are brief, and then only enough...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612008895
• ISBN13: 9781612008899
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Casemate
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"