BATTLE ORDERS No 5 US ARMY IN THE PLAINS INDIAN WARS

An unusually detailed analysis of the performance and evolution of the US Army during the conflict * Examines the organisation and evolution of the US Army through highly detailed Orders of Battle, Tables of Organisation and Equipment, and examinations of crucial aspects such as command structure, doctrine, training, tactics and combat missions * The actions in the Departments of the Dakota, Platte and Missouri are examined, including Custer's defeat at the Little Big Horn * Comprehensive Orders of Battle for the combat units and support units down to company level. The plans and actual operations are detailed in colour computer-generated maps. Lavishly illustrated and with twenty Order of Battle charts and fold-out battle maps.