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.
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  • Acknowledgments; Preface; 1; Drums Along the Rosebud; 2; The Busby Bend; 3; Davis Creek and the Divide; 4; The Flip Side of the Coin; 5; Plan A: Tullock's Creek; 6; Crossing the Divide; 7; Benteen's Left Oblique; 8; A Change of Plans; 9; The Little Big Horn Valley; 10; 3,411 and Retreat; 11; A List of Messengers; 12; Into the Tunnel; 13; Ford B: Attack or Reconnaissance; 14; Scouts; 15; "Benteen Is Coming!"; 16; Custer Moves North; 17; Hell in a Very Small Place; 18; The Graveyard Watch; 19; Too Late-Reno Follows; 20; Designed to Win, Doomed to Fail; The Timelines; Notes to the Timelines
  • Appendix A: Place Names and DistancesAppendix B: Vegetation at the Little Big Horn; Appendix C: Marker Placement and Artifact Analysis; Appendix D: Indian Recollections of the Time the Battle Began; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; List of Names and Terms

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