Custer Victorious

Robert M. Utley

"The best examination of Custer's Civil War career."—Robert M. Utley, author of Cavalier in Buckskin: George Armstrong Custer and the Western Military Frontier

The Old Northwest - Jeffrey Kimball

"The strength of the book lies . . . in its description of the nature of Civil War cavalry fighting, [which was] swift, fluid, and difficult to understand, both for those who were in it and for those who would write about it."—Jeffrey Kimball, The Old Northwest

The Old Northwest

"The strength of the book lies . . . in its description of the nature of Civil War cavalry fighting, [which was] swift, fluid, and difficult to understand, both for those who were in it and for those who would write about it."—Jeffrey Kimball, The Old Northwest

— Jeffrey Kimball

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Ever since the massacre at the Little Big Horn in 1876, "Custer's Last Stand" has become synonymous with ignominious defeat. But George Armstrong Custer was anything but a loser, as this military biography shows. From the beginning of his career, Custer demonstrated a daredevil courage and an uncanny understanding of cavalry maneuvers that catapulted him through the ranks of the Union army during the darkest days of the Civil War. A firebrand with a genius for command, Custer earned the respect of his troops by proving himself willing to share their every danger and by leading them from one successful battle to the next. Military historian Urwin cuts through the myths of the past to capture the spirit of this death-defying, charismatic soldier, whose victories over formidable Confederate enemies inspired the adulation of a hero-hungry Northern public and the unquestioning adoration of his soldiers. This fair and balanced study of Custer's Civil War record is crucial to a full understanding of the man, his subsequent career, and the disaster at Little Big Horn that claimed his life. B&W photos.