A New York Times bestseller from the author of Band of Brothers: The biography of two fighters forever linked by history and the battle at Little Bighorn.
On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611 men of the United States 7th Cavalry rode toward the banks of Little Bighorn in the Montana Territory, where three thousand Indians stood waiting for battle. The lives of two great warriors would soon be forever linked throughout...

Includes bibliographical references (p. 496-506) and index. Chronicles the Battle of the Little Big Horn and the factors influencing it, including the unrest in the Plains tribes, Custer's animosity with other military leaders, the U.S. government's policies concerning Native Americans, and other related topics. Adult

"The legendary General Custer gives a firsthand account of the Indian Wars of 1867-1869"--

Lakota chief Crazy Horse and Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer had long been enemies when they finally crossed paths for the last time in 1876, as the people of the Great Plains resisted the invasion of their homes. Witness reports and reflections by their peers accompany side-by-side storytelling, revealing different perspectives on the historical events during their intertwined lives.