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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Videos: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message Icon:                             Message: Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by richfed[/i] [br]There are many, many works on this subject - more on this battle than any other, I would guess, except for maybe Gettysburg. Some are terrible, others are excellent. One general observation I'd like to make: It seems the more scholarly the work is, the less anti-Custer it is; the more the blame is spread around. Anyway, here are my very favorites, what I consider the [i]best of the best[/i] [there are many more good ones!]: [i]Custer's Luck[/i] by Edgar I. Stewart [University of Oklahoma Press, 1955] - A bit dated, especially in the analysis of the actual battle phase of things, but still the best narrative of the campaign written. Excellent work to read if you are just getting your feet wet on the subject. [i]Custer's Last Campaign[/i] by John S. Gray [University of Nebraska Press, 1991] - This book changed our understanding of the battle. A true landmark edition. Using a detailed time/motion analysis, Gray reconstructs - very carefully - the flow of events - what was possible; what was [i]impossible[/i]. Stunning work! [i]Archaeology, History, and Custer's Last Battle[/i] by Richard Allan Fox, Jr. [University of Oklahoma Press, 1993] - In 1983, I believe it was, fire swept over the battlefield. A golden opportunity was presented, and led by Fox and Douglas D. Scott, extensive archaeological studies were performed on the field before the foliage reclaimed the landscape. This is the definitive analysis of that work - combined with Indian testimony, of which there is a wealth, and the historical record, Fox makes sense of it all and makes the best case - to date - of what actually occurred on the field that day. Combined with Gray's work [above] you've got information here available no where else! [i]The Custer Battle Casualties[/i] by Richard G. Hardoff [Upton & Sons, 1989] - Not of the same scope as those books I've mentioned, but highly informative, nonetheless. All first person accounts of finding the dead on the field, the identification of bodies, the wounds, burials, and reinterments are all here in one place. Not for the feint of heart! Read 'em!! Maybe you'll catch the bug!! Honorary Mention: [i]Son of the Morning Star[/i] by Evan S. Connell [Harper & Row, 1984] - Not without its faults, but a wonderfully woven tapestry of Custer's life and the battle. It's written by a [i]writer[/i] rather than a [i]historian[/i]. Newbies ought to find it highly readable. Great introductory work! [/quote]    Upload an Image File From Your PC For Insertion in Your Post    -  HTML is OFF | Forum Code is ON   Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic.