Colorful, charismatic, and controversial, George Armstrong
Custer became a national hero at the age of twenty-three when he
was promoted to the rank of brigadier general--barely two years
after graduating at the bottom of his class from West Point. He was
idolized both by his men and by the American public, though he
endured two courts-martial and temporary dismissal from the
Army.
Custer pushed himself harder and longer than most, owing to an
intense ambition to succeed and a hunger for glory and fame. He was
contemptuous of danger, taking chances that no one else would take,
which earned him the reputation among some observers of being
reckless. Redeeming himself through his actions at the front, he
resurrected his former glory with a stunning victory over the
Cheyenne Indians using tactics he had perfected during the Civil
War. General Custer was one of those larger-than-life figures whose
flamboyant personality, daring, and seeming invincibility became
legendary. Here, author Duane Schultz shows why he remains one of
the most fascinating figures in American military history.
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