Two new books appear shortly, one on an icon of American military history and the other commemorating America's little wars of a century ago. Custer and his Command: From West Point to Little Bighorn George Armstrong Custer was one of the most flamboyant, colourful and controversial officers ever to have served in the United States Army. From his early days at West Point to death and glory at Little Bighorn, this superbly illustrated book is a complete pictorial history of the man and the units he commanded. Custer's rise to prominence was meteoric. A lieutenant in the 5th Cavalry, he gained rapid promotion in the course of the Civil War, and, at the close of the conflict, he was appointed to the position which made him famous: lieutenant colonel of the 7th Cavalry. Using rare illustrations from private collections, this volume traces Custer's career and examines his stylish uniforms, weapons and artifacts. The troops he commanded – from 5th Cavalry troopers and Michigan volunteers to the 7th Cavalry itself – are also fully illustrated, making this an essential visual record of Custer and the men who rode into legend with him. Custer and his Commands: From West Point to Little Bighorn, is by Kurt Hamilton Cox, who co-authored with John P. Langellier, Longknives in the G.I. Series. Uncle Sam's Little Wars: The Spanish-American War, Philippine Insurrection and Boxer Rebellion, 1898–1902 This is another fine contribution to the G.I. Series by John P. Langellier. One hundred years ago, American colonial ambition found expression in the seizure and occupation of Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines, and intervention in the Boxer Rebellion in China. These military enterprises cast the American Army in a dramatic new role, and from policing the American interior, the G.I.s had to suddenly adapt when the United States emerged as an international power with interests in far-flung corners of the world. Uncle Sam's Little Wars is a superb pictorial history of the American troops' arms, uniforms and equipment in this age of transformation. With more than one hundred rare photographs and captions by a leading expert in American military history, this volume is a valuable addition to the series and a remarkable study of an age which incorporated the spirit of nineteenth-century warfare with the technology of modern aggression. www: see the Index to over 1,600 images in the G.I. Series on www.greenhillbooks.com Back to Greenhill Military Book News No. 90 Table of Contents Back to Greenhill Military Book News List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1999 by Greenhill Books This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com