Custer's Best: The Story of Company M, 7th Cavalry at the Little Bighorn (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780764337574)

This is the story of George Custer's best cavalry company at the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn - Company M. With a tragically-flawed, but extremely brave Company Commander and a no-nonsense First Sergeant, Company M maintained a disciplined withdrawal from the skirmish line fighting, saving Major Marcus Reno's entire detachment and possibly the rest of the regiment from annihilation. Presented here is the most-detailed work on a single company at the Little Bighorn ever written - the product of multi-year research at archives across the country and detailed visits to the battlefield by a combat veteran who understands fields of fire, weapons' effects, training, morale, decision-making, unit cohesion and the value of outstanding non-commissioned officers.

Author: Colonel French L. MacLean
ISBN-10: 0764337572
ISBN-13: 9780764337574
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Language: English
Published: 05/26/2011
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.66lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.70w x 1.10d