GLORIOUS WAR: THE CIVIL WAR ADVENTURES OF GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER by Thom Hatch
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Glorious War: The Civil War Adventures of George Armstrong Custer by Thom Hatch
This thrilling and definitive biography of George Armstrong Custer's Civil War years is nothing short of a heart-pounding cavalry charge through the battlefield heroics that thrust the gallant young officer into the national spotlight in the midst of the country's darkest hours. From West Point to the daring actions that propelled him to the rank of general at age twenty-three to his unlikely romance with Libbie Bacon, Custer's exploits are the stuff of legend.
Always leading his men from the front with a personal courage seldom seen before or since, he was a key part of nearly every major engagement in the East. Not only did Custer capture the first battle flag taken by the Union and receive the white flag of surrender at Appomattox, but his field generalship at Gettysburg against Confederate cavalry general Jeb Stuart had historic implications in changing the course of that pivotal battle.
For decades, historians have looked at Custer strictly through the lens of his death at the Little Bighorn, casting him as a failure. While some say the events of that battle illustrate the worst of America's bloody westward expansion, this view unjustly eclipses Custer's other outstanding achievements and incredible service to his country. This biography of thundering cannons, pounding hooves, and stunning successes tells the true story of the origins of one of history's most dynamic and misunderstood figures. Award-winning historian Thom Hatch reexamines Custer's early career to rebalance the scales and show why Custer's epic fall could never have happened without the spectacular rise that made him an American legend.
St. Martin's Press, Hardcover, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, 2013
This is a BRAND NEW book. There is a "closeout/remainder" mark on the top page edges.
This thrilling and definitive biography of George Armstrong Custer's Civil War years is nothing short of a heart-pounding cavalry charge through the battlefield heroics that thrust the gallant young officer into the national spotlight in the midst of the country's darkest hours. From West Point to the daring actions that propelled him to the rank of general at age twenty-three to his unlikely romance with Libbie Bacon, Custer's exploits are the stuff of legend.
Always leading his men from the front with a personal courage seldom seen before or since, he was a key part of nearly every major engagement in the East. Not only did Custer capture the first battle flag taken by the Union and receive the white flag of surrender at Appomattox, but his field generalship at Gettysburg against Confederate cavalry general Jeb Stuart had historic implications in changing the course of that pivotal battle.
For decades, historians have looked at Custer strictly through the lens of his death at the Little Bighorn, casting him as a failure. While some say the events of that battle illustrate the worst of America's bloody westward expansion, this view unjustly eclipses Custer's other outstanding achievements and incredible service to his country. This biography of thundering cannons, pounding hooves, and stunning successes tells the true story of the origins of one of history's most dynamic and misunderstood figures. Award-winning historian Thom Hatch reexamines Custer's early career to rebalance the scales and show why Custer's epic fall could never have happened without the spectacular rise that made him an American legend.
St. Martin's Press, Hardcover, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, 2013
This is a BRAND NEW book. There is a "closeout/remainder" mark on the top page edges.
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