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Referenced as the first biography of Custer, written within weeks of his death. Whittaker is described as inventing the Last Stand story and later waging a campaign against Reno.

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Quoted multiple times regarding the message to Benteen and Benteen's contradictory claims about what he believed happened to Custer. This appears to be from Stiles' biography of Custer.

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Cited for his observation that the cavalry were never charged by the Lakota warriors, and that if they had been, the defenders would have been overwhelmed.

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Explicitly mentioned as a book that shed light on what happened at the battle, based on archaeological work done after a 1983 fire at the battlefield site.

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Dominic references having this book in front of him to help understand the battle's topography, praising the maps and terrain illustrations.

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Referenced as influential in changing attitudes toward Custer from the 1960s onwards, mentioned alongside the influence of Vietnam on perceptions of the battle.