A companion to Custer and the Little Bighorn Campaign /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Lookingbill, Brad D., 1969- (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2015.
• Σειρά: Wiley-Blackwell companions to American history.
• Θέματα: Custer, George A. > (George Armstrong), > 1839-1876.; Little Bighorn, Battle of the (Montana : 1876); 1876; Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876.; HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General; Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (Mont.); Montana.; Montana > Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument.; Electronic books.

 An accessible and authoritative overview of the scholarship that has shaped our understanding of one of the most iconic battles in the history of the American West.-Combines contributions from an array of respected scholars, historians, and battlefield scientists.-Outlines the political and cultural conditions that laid the foundation for the Centennial Campaign and examines how George Armstrong Custer became its figurehead.-Provides a detailed analysis of the battle maneuverings at Little Bighorn, paying special attention to Indian testimony from the battlefield.-Concludes with a section examining how the Battle of Little Bighorn has been mythologized and its pervading influence on American culture. 

 Part I. The Indians of the Northern Plains -- Part II. The US army in the Western territories -- Part III. The making of George Armstrong custer -- Part IV. Into the valley -- Part V. The last stand of myth and memory.