Shattering The Myth. Signposts On Custer's Road To Disaster

KEVIN M. SULLIVAN

Publication: Professional Press, 1995, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

First edition. 8vo. Signed by the author on the dedication page. Perfect bound, color pictorial, stiff wrappers, [4], 121 [1] pp., preface, illustrated from photographs, portraits, conclusion, acknowledgments, notes, bibliography, about the author.

Sullivan examines primary sources, military records, and contemporary accounts to separate fact from folklore, revealing the complexities of Custer's personality, leadership style, and strategic errors. He identifies "signposts" ... critical moments where different choices might have altered history.

O'Keefe 2321 says : "A simple and common sense look at the Little Big Horn battle. The author puts all the blame for the defeat on Custer where it belongs, but admits that a Reno charge through the village may have resulted in an army victory, although with high casualties to Reno's command." Fine, bright copy.