A New York Times bestseller from the author of Band of Brothers: The biography of two fighters forever linked by history and the battle at Little Bighorn. On the sparkling morning of June 25, 1876, 611 men of the United States 7th Cavalry rode toward the banks of Little Bighorn in the Montana Territory, where three thousand Indians stood waiting for battle. The lives of two great warriors would … lives of two great warriors would soon be forever linked throughout history: Crazy Horse, leader of the Oglala Sioux, and General George Armstrong Custer. Both were men of aggression and supreme courage. Both became leaders in their societies at very early ages. Both were stripped of power, in disgrace, and worked to earn back the respect of their people. And to both of them, the unspoiled grandeur of the Great Plains of North America was an irresistible challenge. Their parallel lives would pave the way, in a manner unknown to either, for an inevitable clash between two nations fighting for possession of the open prairie.
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Stephen Ambrose writes a wonderful informative history of two of American western history’s famous characters, their separate lives and eventual clash.. His presentation is informative, very well researched and yet very entertaining. Well worth your reading.
I read this book many years ago and loved it and felt sad at same time. The history of our country is so great but sad about the Indians and how they lived and died. If you ever get a chance to go to the Western US and see where so many of the Indians lived, and still do, it will make you feel a sadness that can’t be replaced. The early settlers …
Slow Repetitive More than I needed to know
It was an interesting parallel between Custer and Crazy Horse.
A look into the past and what happen at Crazy Horse. It will make you cry
Wonderful history set in the context of US history at the time. Well written, enjoyable to read.
well researched with good bibliography.
I’m a fan of Stephen Ambrose and his style of relaying his historical knowledge in a fasion that reads like a story rather than statistics. Some interesting comparisons of the lives of these two people. You not only learn about Custer and Crazy Horse but Ambrose relays many interesting details about the culture and every day lives of the plains …
This book, as with all of Stephen Ambrose’s books, is well-written and informative. This is a part of history that we really do not know enough about. I recommend this book, as I do all of Ambrose’s books.
Very interesting comparison of the two men, who had a surprising amount in common.
Well written; great description of the cultures of the protagonists.
This has been an eye opener for anyone that has not been familiar with the plight of the American Indians.
Well written narrative of the lives and times of these famous men. An enjoyable read.
Too lengthy in the description
If you really want to feel what it was like in the west this gives both sides!
Still not sure it works well as a duel biography. (Information about Crazy Horse was clearly much harder to source.) But it kept me reading just the same. A little dated in its attitudes.
Excellent read. Well researched…answered a lot of questions.
Kind of slow and boring. I guess knowing how it’s ends made it a tough read.
no matter how much you have read about custer/crazy horse/little big horn you will enjoy and learn from this steven ambrose accounting. marvelous!
Interesting account of two people on “opposing” sides of history and whose legacies become intertwined…