Custer. From The Civil War's Boy General To The Battle Of The Little Bighorn

TED AND GARY BLOOMFIELD BEHNCKE

Publication: Casemate, 2020, Philadelphia & Oxford

First edition. 8vo. Cloth, titles stamped in gilt on the spine, xvii [blank], 243 pp., preface, introduction, illustrated mostly from photographs, portraits, maps, conclusion, bibliography, index. A new Custer biography that is the result of author Behncke's lifelong fascination with Custer. The book covers his early life and time at West Point; growing up in Ohio and Michigan, his rise as a "boy general," Indian Wars and the shift from major battles to frontier warfare, the Battle of the Little Bighorn ... the lead‑up, Custer's decisions, what likely happened during "Last Stand Hill," analysis of why his forces were defeated, and his character and legacy. As new, unread copy in dust jacket.