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Battle of Little Bighorn Coverup

by HistoryNet Staff6/12/20066/25/2020

Concerned that the Indians in the village would escape, George Armstrong Custer ordered his force forward to the attack. Did Reno and Benteen try to hide the true nature of the attack?

Posted inStories

Battle of Little Bighorn: Were the Weapons the Deciding Factor?

by Greg Michno6/12/20065/20/2022

It is well-known that George Custer’s men each brought a trapdoor Springfield and a Colt .45 that June day in 1876. Identification of the Indian weapons is more uncertain.

Posted inReview

Book Review: Little Bighorn Remembered: The Untold Indian Story of Custer’s Last Stand (by Herman J. Viola) : WW

by HistoryNet Staff8/12/20018/11/2016

Little Bighorn Remembered: The Untold Indian Story of Custer’s Last Stand, by Herman J. […]

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Book Review: Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn: An Encyclopedia (Thom Hatch) : WW

by HistoryNet Staff8/12/20018/11/2016

Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn: An Encyclopedia, by Thom Hatch, McFarland […]

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Book Review: Legacy: New Perspectives on the Battle of the Little Bighorn (Charles E. Rankin) : WW

by HistoryNet Staff8/12/20018/12/2016

Legacy: New Perspectives on the Battle of the Little Bighorn, edited by Charles E. […]

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Book Review: CUSTER AND THE BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIGHORN: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA (Thom Hatch) : AH

by HistoryNet Staff8/11/20018/23/2016

CUSTER AND THE BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIGHORN: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA, by Thom Hatch (McFarland […]

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Book Review: LITTLE BIGHORN REMEMBERED: THE UNTOLD INDIAN STORY OF CUSTER’S LAST STAND (by Herman J. Viola) : AH

by HistoryNet Staff8/11/20018/24/2016

LITTLE BIGHORN REMEMBERED: THE UNTOLD INDIAN STORY OF CUSTER’S LAST STAND, by Herman J. […]

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Book Review: TO HELL WITH HONOR: CUSTER AND THE LITTLE BIGHORN (by Larry Sklenar) : AH

by HistoryNet Staff8/11/20018/24/2016

TO HELL WITH HONOR: CUSTER AND THE LITTLE BIGHORN, by Larry Sklenar, University of […]

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Book Review: A Surgeon With Custer at the Little Big Horn

by HistoryNet staff1/26/20181/26/2018

Dr. James DeWolf had a notable career before riding with Custer to disaster in Montana in 1876

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Little Wolf: Sweet Medicine Chief

by John H. Monnett8/15/2017

Although overshadowed by tribesman Dull Knife, this Northern Cheyenne leader brought his people home […]

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