The death of George Armstrong Custer ended the life of one of the most flamboyant, brave, careless, and fascinating characters to ever wear a United States military uniform. His dramatic rise during the Civil War to the brevet rank of brigadier general at twenty-three, and his uncanny ability to stay alive regardless of how recklessly he flung himself at the enemy, gave rise to his image as an almost mythical figure. His life was filled with such good fortune that the term Custer's Luck was used to refer to an unusually fortuitous event.Road to Disaster examines Custer's unusual mental and emotional make-up, which played out in his military career, his relationship with his wife, and in the death he and many of his men found at the end of their march into Montana. A clearer picture of the man appears, providing answers as to why military success followed him to the top of his career, and why the Battle of the Little Bighorn became such a shocking disaster in the summer of 1876.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Twodot Books, Rowman & Littlefield
brand
Rowman & Littlefield
GTIN
9780762784417
ISBN-10
0762784415
ISBN-13
9780762784417
eBay Product ID (ePID)
183720676
Product Key Features
Author
Kevin Sullivan
Format
Trade Paperback (US), Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Biography: Historical, Political & Military
Publication Year
2013
Type
Biography
Genre
Biography: Historical, Political & Military
Dimensions
Weight
21g
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Guilford
Audience
General
Author Biography
Kevin Sullivan is the author of The Bundy Murders: A Comprehensive History. He is also a former contributing writer for Snitch, a paper that was at one time published in five states, devoted to issues of crime and the law.