In Custer's Shadow: Major Marcus Reno

Nichols, R.H.

ISBN 10: 0806132817 / ISBN 13: 9780806132815

Published by University of Oklahoma Press, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In Custer's Shadow: Major Marcus Reno
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0806132817
• ISBN 13: 9780806132815
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

During the Battle of the Little Big Horn, five entire companies of the 7th Cavalry, including their leader, George Armstrong Custer, were lost. For years the shadow of blame for the defeat has been cast upon Custer. What role did his subordinates play in the battle? Did they contribute to the Custer failure, or was he the only one to blame?

In Custer’s Shadow presents the complex life of Major Marcus Reno, Custer’s second-in-command. Employing photographs and maps to help the reader visualize the text, Ronald H. Nichols unravels the controversy surrounding Reno’s role in the battle and questions the scrutiny to which he was subjected in the years following.

 

About the Authors

Ronald H. Nichols devoted almost twenty years to researching the life of Major Marcus Reno. He is editor of Reno Court of Inquiry.

Brian C. Pohanka, who passed away as this book went to press, was a military historian and author of several books. He also was senior researcher, writer, and adviser for Time-Life Books, television documentaries, and feature films.