TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tucker,Phillip Thomas
TI  - Death at the Little Bighorn: a new look at Custer, his tactics, and the tragic decisions made at the last stand 
SN  - 9781634508001
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Skyhorse Publishing
KW  - Custer, George A.
KW  - United States
KW  - Army
KW  - Cavalry, 7th
KW  - Company M
KW  - Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876
KW  - Cheyenne Indians
KW  - Wars
KW  - History
KW  - Indians of North America
KW  - 19th century
KW  - 1865-1898
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages [313]-362) and index; Custer's surprise attach along the Washita -- Forgotten moral foundations of Custer's opponent -- To the clear waters of the Little Bighorn -- Custer's last charge -- The most forgotten last stand of June 25 -- Custer and his men pay the ultimate price
N2  - On the hot Sunday afternoon of June 25, 1876, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer decided to go for broke. After dividing his famed 7th Cavalry, he ordered his senior officer, Major Marcus A. Reno, to strike the southern end of the vast Indian encampment along the Little Bighorn River, while Custer would launch a bold flank attack to hit the village's northern end. Custer needed to charge across the river at Medicine Tail Coulee Ford. We all know the ultimate outcome of this decision, but this groundbreaking new book proves that Custer's tactical plan was not so ill-conceived. The enemy had far superior numbers and more advanced weaponry. But Custer's plan could still have succeeded, as his tactics were fundamentally sound. Relying on Indian accounts that have been largely ignored by historians, this is also a story of the Sioux and Cheyenne warriors. Custer's last move was repulsed, resulting in withdrawal to the high ground above the ford ... and it was here, on the open and exposed slopes and hilltops, that Custer and his five companies were destroyed in systematic fashion. This book tells for the first time the forgotten story of the true turning point of America's most iconic battle. --
ER  -