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    Glorious War: The Civil War Adventures of George Armstrong Custer

    Written by Thom Hatch

    Narrated by James C. Lewis

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    Glorious War, the thrilling and definitive biography of George Armstrong Custer's Civil War years, is nothing short of a heart-pounding cavalry charge through the battlefield heroics that thrust the gallant young officer into the national spotlight in the midst of the country's darkest hours. From West Point to the daring actions that propelled him to the rank of general at age twenty-three to his unlikely romance with Libbie Bacon, Custer's exploits are the stuff of legend.

    Always leading his men from the front with a personal courage seldom seen before or since, he was a key part of nearly every major engagement in the east. Not only did Custer capture the first battle flag taken by the Union and receive the white flag of surrender at Appomattox, but his field generalship at Gettysburg against Confederate cavalry General Jeb Stuart had historic implications in changing the course of that pivotal battle.

    For decades, historians have looked at Custer strictly through the lens of his death on the frontier, casting him as a failure. While some may say that the events that took place at the Little Bighorn are illustrative of America's bloody westward expansion, they have in the process unjustly eclipsed Custer's otherwise extraordinarily life and outstanding career and fall far short of encompassing his incredible service to his country. This biography of thundering cannons, pounding hooves, and stunning successes tells the true story of the origins of one of history's most dynamic and misunderstood figures. Award-winning historian Thom Hatch reexamines Custer's early career to rebalance the scales and show why Custer's epic fall could never have happened without the spectacular rise that made him an American legend.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Audio
    Release dateDec 10, 2013
    ISBN9781452688459
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    Glorious War: The Civil War Adventures of George Armstrong Custer
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    Thom Hatch

    Thom Hatch is a Marine Corps Vietnam veteran and an award-winning American author and novelist who specializes in the history of the American West, the American Civil War, and the Plains Indian Wars. He is the author of twelve books, including The Last Outlaws: The Lives and Legends of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Custer Companion: A Comprehensive Guide to the Life of George Armstrong Custer and the Plains Indians Wars, and Black Kettle: the Cheyenne Chief Who Sought Peace But Found War, for which he received the Spur Award for literary excellence from the Western Writers of America. Hatch lives in Colorado with his wife and daughter.

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    • 5/5
      What struck me most about this book was how little I actually knew about General George Armstrong Custer. Like many people, when the name Custer comes up, we automatically reference his defeat at Little Bighorn. In Glorious War, Thom Hatch uses all of the archival data available to tell the true story of Custer's beginnings at West Point. We learn of his upbringing, his love for his mother,his childhood, as well as his courageous deeds during the Civil War. For those of us who only know Custer from his infamous defeat at Little Bighorn, within these pages we learn of how instrumental Custer was in the Union's defeat of the Confederates during the Civil War, such as the fact that he captured the first enemy battle flag, or that he was responsible for the defeat and subsequent surrender of Lee's forces at Appomattox.Glorious War is actually an invitation to the world to rethink Custer's place in American Military History- from that of bungling General who recklessly charged into a no-win situation, to the undefeated War hero that he was during the Civil War. The man made General at the age of 23, he defeated the South's most feared generals such as Jeb Stuart and captured more battle flags than any of his peers, not to mention his bravery at Gettysburg. Yet, he is remembered only for his crushing defeat at the hands of the Cheyenne and Sioux in 1876.Thom Hatch writes history that feels like an action novel. His depiction of battle had me at the edge of my seat, while his detailed explanation of strategy and the daily life of military men during this brutal war was vivid and enlightening. For those who wish to read further on the subject, there is a treasure trove of references listed, giving the reader the opportunity to search out the writer's sources to research for themselves.I found Glorious War to be not only enlightening and informative, but quite easy to follow, as well as highly entertaining. That is all one could possibly ask for in a good book. I personally have a new respect for, and a greater knowledge of one of America's most misunderstood war heroes, a man that can truthfully be named one of the most important generals of the Union Army during the Civil War. I highly recommend Glorious War to anyone who is a student of the American Civil War, American History, and the history of the U.S. Military.