Re: Custer and Little Big Horn

[Damon]

I think what Jan was referring to in his post about Custer was not the 
man's personal bravery nor his skills (or lack thereof) of a tactician. I 
think what he was referring to was the concept of the Last Stand as a 
heroic battle to the last. The reality, of course, is that Custer vastly 
underestimated his enemies, and he was there to kill them in a long series 
of conflicts that is sometimes compared to the Holocaust.

The idea of a heroic Indian fighter is out of fashion these days, for good 
reason.

Damon.
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Damon Agretto
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"Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum."
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