Lasting nearly two years, the Great Sioux War pitted almost
one-third of the U.S. Army against Lakota Sioux and Northern
Cheyennes. By the time it ended, this grueling war had played out
on twenty-seven different battlefields scattered across five
states, resulted in hundreds of casualties, cost millions of
dollars, and transformed the landscape and the lives of survivors
on both sides. It also entrenched a view of the army as largely
inept.
In this compelling sourcebook, Paul Hedren uses extensive
documentation to demonstrate that the American army adapted quickly
to the challenges of fighting this unconventional war and was more
effectively led and better equipped than is customarily believed.
While it lost at Powder River and at the Little Big Horn, it did
not lose the Great Sioux War.
In the first part of this volume, Hedren considers concepts of
doctrine, training, culture, and materiel to aid understanding of
the army's structure and disposition. In part two he dissects the
twenty-eight Great Sioux War deployments in chronological order,
including documentation of command structures, regiments, and
companies employed. In the concluding section, the author addresses
how an otherwise sound American army was defeated in two battles
and nearly lost a third. The book also features seven helpful
appendices, a glossary, and an oversized map showing forts,
encampments, and battle sites.
By expanding his purview to encompass all of the war's
battles--along with troop movements, strategies, and
tactics--Hedren offers an authoritative account of the conduct of
U.S. forces in a campaign all too frequently misunderstood.
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