The strategy of defeat at the Little Big Horn : a military and timing analysis of the battle /

The battle that unfolded at the Little Big Horn River on June 25, 1876, marked a watershed in the history of the Plains Indians. While a stunning victory for the Sioux and Cheyenne peoples, it initiated a new and vigorous effort by the U.S. government to rid the west of marauding tribes and to reali...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wagner, Frederic C., 1940- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
©2014
Temas:
United States. > Army. > Cavalry Regiment, 7th.
1876
Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876 > Chronology.
Command of troops > Case studies.
Bataille de Little Bighorn, Mont., 1876 > Chronologie.
Commandement des troupes > Études de cas.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Command of troops.
Montana.
Case studies.
Chronologies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The battle that unfolded at the Little Big Horn River on June 25, 1876, marked a watershed in the history of the Plains Indians. While a stunning victory for the Sioux and Cheyenne peoples, it initiated a new and vigorous effort by the U.S. government to rid the west of marauding tribes and to realize the ideal of ""Manifest Destiny."" While thousands of books and articles have covered different aspects of the battle, few if any have analyzed the tactics and chronology to arrive at a satisfactory explanation of what befell George Armstrong Custer and the 209 men who died alongside him. This vo.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (874 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476618814
147661881X

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