Author: BRININSTOOL, E. A.
Title: Troopers with Custer Historic Incidents of the Battle of the Little Big Horn
Description: Lincoln, NE: BISON BOOKS, 1989. Third Printing; Paperback. ISBN: 0803261012. B&W Illustrations; 10.3 X 6.7 X 1.1 inches; 343 pages; Soft cover has white spine with black lettering. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Originally published in 1925 and 1952. 'No one survived in Custer's immediate command, but other soldiers fighting in the Battle of the Little Big Horn on June 25-26, 1876, were doomed to remember the nightmarish scene for decades after. Their true and terrible stories are included in Troopers with Custer. Some of the veterans who corresponded with E. A. Brininstool were still alive when his book first appeared in a shortened version in 1925. It has long been recognized as classic Custeriana. More incisively than many later writers, Brininstool considers the causes of Custer's defeat and questions the alleged cowardice of Major Marcus A. Reno. His exciting reenactment of the Battle of the Little Big Horn sets up the reader for a series of turns by its stars and supporting and bit players...'. Fine .

Keywords: 0803261012 Reference; Military History; American History; 19th Century America; Native American History; Indian History; Tribal Leaders; Military Leaders . Military Battles; Native American History Cultural History Animals Education History American Histo