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Informationen zum Autor Brad D. Lookingbill is Professor of History at Columbia College of Missouri. He is the author of The American Military: A Narrative History (Wiley, 2014) and War Dance at Fort Marion: Plains Indian War Prisoners (2014), and is the editor of American Military History: A Documentary Reader (Wiley, 2010). Lookingbill has received several teaching awards, most recently the Eugene Asher Distinguished Teaching Award from the American Historical Association in 2010. Prior to pursuing a career in academia, Dr. Lookingbill served in the Army National Guard and Reserve. Klappentext * An accessible and authoritative overview of the scholarship that has shaped our understanding of one of the most iconic battles in the history of the American West* Combines contributions from an array of respected scholars, historians, and battlefield scientists* Outlines the political and cultural conditions that laid the foundation for the Centennial Campaign and examines how George Armstrong Custer became its figurehead* Provides a detailed analysis of the battle maneuverings at Little Bighorn, paying special attention to Indian testimony from the battlefield* Concludes with a section examining how the Battle of Little Bighorn has been mythologized and its pervading influence on American culture Zusammenfassung * An accessible and authoritative overview of the scholarship that has shaped our understanding of one of the most iconic battles in the history of the American West* Combines contributions from an array of respected scholars! historians! and battlefield scientists* Outlines the political and cultural conditions that laid the foundation for the Centennial Campaign and examines how George Armstrong Custer became its figurehead* Provides a detailed analysis of the battle maneuverings at Little Bighorn! paying special attention to Indian testimony from the battlefield* Concludes with a section examining how the Battle of Little Bighorn has been mythologized and its pervading influence on American culture Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations viii Notes on Contributors x Acknowledgments xiv Introduction 1 Brad D. Lookingbill Part I The Indians of the Northern Plains 11 1 The Lakota Sioux 13 Rani¿Henrik Andersson 2 The Northern Cheyenne and Arapaho 34 Leo Killsback 3 Patriot Chiefs 54 Kurt Windisch 4 The Native Way of War 74 Daniel Sauerwein 5 Auxiliaries and Scouts 92 Adam R. Hodge Part II The US Army in the Western Territories 111 6 The Policies of War and Peace 113 Bill Carney 7 Forts on the Northern Plains 130 Janne Lahti 8 Army Life 148 Robin S. Conner 9 Women and Dependents 170 Shannon D. Smith 10 Technology and Tactics 188 Andrew J. Forney Part III The Making of George Armstrong Custer 209 11 A Young General 211 Mark Ehlers 12 Commander in the West 229 Jeff Broome 13 The 7th Cavalry 246 John R. Dreyer 14 Elizabeth Bacon Custer 264 Tonia M. Compton Part IV Into the Valley 283 15 The Convergence 285 Debra J. Sheffer 16 The RenöBenteen Site 302 Wesley Moody III 17 Custer's Fight 318 Bob Reece 18 The Aftermath 341 Alan M. Anderson Part V The Last Stand of Myth and Memory 367 19 Native Traditions 369 Carole A. Barrett 20 The Press 387 Hugh J. Reilly 21 Popular Culture 404 Rebecca S. Wingo 22 Reenacting the Battle 423 Jeremy M. Johnston 23 The Legacy of Archaeology 445 Douglas D. Scott 24 A National Monument 462 Dougla...
