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Informationen zum Autor The late Frederic C. Wagner III served as an officer both in the U.S. Army and the New York Army National Guard. He was a decorated Vietnam veteran and worked for 22 years on Wall Street, mostly as a commodities broker. He lived in Pleasantville, New York. Klappentext The battle that unfolded at the Little Big Horn River on June 25! 1876! marked a watershed in the history of the Plains Indians. While the history of that battle has filled thousands of books! few have analysed the tactics and chronology to arrive at a satisfactory explanation of what befell Custer and his men. This volume explores the battle through a close examination of timing! setting every event to a specific moment based on accounts of the battle's participants. Zusammenfassung "The battle at the Little Big Horn River on June 25! 1876! marked a watershed in the history of the Plains Indians. This volume seeks to explain the circumstances culminating in the near-destruction of the 7th Cavalry Regiment by a close examination of timing! setting events to a specific moment based on accounts of the battle's participants"--