Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors

Stephen E. Ambrose. Anchor Books, $17 (560pp) ISBN 978-0-385-47966-0

Military historian Ambrose examines the connections between the Indian chief and the cavalry officer who fought at Little Bighorn. (June)

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Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors

Stephen E. Ambrose. Anchor Books, $17 (560pp) ISBN 978-0-385-47966-0

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