I Fought With Custer

I Fought With Custer: The Story of Sergeant Windolph, Last Survivor of the Battle of the Little Big Horn As told to Frazier and Robert Hunt Fascinating first-hand account transcribed from Seventh Calvary’s Sergeant Charles A. Windolph, a six-year veteran of the Seventh Cavalry. Published in 1947, thi......more

Of the many books I've read about the Custer debacle, this is the first one to present all the contemporary reports (in Part 2) and several later ones. They can only lead to the conclusion that Lieutenant Colonel Custer's ego and ambition led to the needless massacre. Had he not led forced marches i......more

One of the best books written about this subject.the first half of the book deals with memories of Charles Randolph,the second half of the book covers the possibilities of whose fault it was.a bit like politics today when something bad happens find somebody else to blame.told without any flourish,ju......more

Some interesting anecdotes (especially around Tom Custer) but overall this is a somewhat confused narrative (perhaps deliberately) about the famous battle (the last native american victory of any note).......more