Custer’s Strategy of Defeat
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On the morning of June 25, 1876, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer made the fateful decision to attack a large Native American village camped on the banks of the Little Big Horn River. It was a decision that would cost him his life, the lives of 268 of his men, and over 60 Native Americans defending their right to live free. Myths, mysteries, and legends of this fight have grown for more than 142 years, elevating a lonely patch of dirt and grass, dotted with white and brown tombstones, to mythological proportions. How did this apocalyptic clash of cultures happen? What is accurate, and what is conjecture? What happened? After the critically acclaimed release of Chris Hoffert's short documentary Contested Ground for author Steve Adelson's book Little Bighorn, Voices from a Distant Wind, it became apparent to Chris and his fellow historians that there was much more of the story to tell. Award-winning director and Little Big Horn historian Chris Hoffert presents the most comprehensive visual study of the battle that has ever been seen and experience the entire battle as told by those who survived it.
Directed by Chris Hoffert. Produced by Aviation Pictures in association with the U.S. Cavalry School, Thomas R. Eastman, Gerald Penn, Helori Graff, Keith Herrin, and the Hoffert family. Written by Chris Hoffert, Frederic C. Wagner III, with Scott Lundin.
2022, NR, 1 hour 29 minutes.
