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Crazy horse and custer Another bestselling and fantastic book from bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose, a dual biography of two great nineteenth century warriors, General Custer and Crazy Horse, and the Battle of Little Bighorn. On June 25, 1876, 611 men of the United States 7th Cavalry rode towards the banks of the Little Bighorn where three thousand Indians stood waiting for battle. The lives of two great war leaders would soon become forever linked: Crazy Horse, leader of the Sioux, and General George Armstrong Custer.... more info
Excellent book The same as a few other readers of this book, I bought this primarly for the reason that it had been written by Ambrose. Before I read the book I thought that it could get bogged down in the politics of the day and would probably become very difficult to read.
However my first inpressions were totally wrong! Once I turned the first page I couldn't put it down and had read it in a couple of days.
Not only is this book very easy to get through, it is also very detailed and informative. Two things... more info
Pleasantly Surprised Like the previous reviewer I picked this book in my local bookshop, looking for something different and somehow expecting to tire of it pretty soon.I was engrossed almost immediately and found the style of writing though factual, very interesting. As I followed the parallel lives of Custer and Crazy Horse I experienced awe, anger and sadness as our European ancestors enforced their `civilised' ways upon the `savages'. At this time the same actions were being forced upon Africa, the relevance being I... more info
An elegy for a lost way of life. Ambrose is a born story-teller, and the events of these two men’s lives provides excellent raw material. The notes at the book’s rear suggest a thoroughly academic approach – but Ambrose is at his best when speculating on the inner world of the twin “warriors” (as he calls them). The descriptions are powerful and evocative, the style that of a novel. His account is even-handed throughout, neither seeking to defend Custer nor sentimentalising native Americans. Custer himself comes across... more info
