Custer's Last Stand

by Thomas Streissguth

Overview

On June 25, 1876, in the plains of southern Montana, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer led the Seventh Cavalry into battle with a powerful force of Sioux and Cheyenne warriors. Not one member of Custer's battalion survived the battle, the greatest single victory of the Plains Indians in their war with the United States. Since that fateful day, historians have debated the tactics and strategy of both sides, exactly how the battle proceeded, and what Custer should have done differently. Editor Tom Streissguth compiles a very thorough and compelling look at this military turning point.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737713589
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing
Publication date:	10/28/2002
Series:	At Issue in History Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

Editorial Reviews

Review: Custer's Last Stand "As with books in the long-running Opposing Viewpoints series, the excerpts here clearly express opposing opinions on an issue...The effect of the entire volume is to create an informative, many-sided representation."—Booklist, May 2002

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