History Channel: Custers Last Stand

Doug.38PR · February 13, 2013, 04:44:11 PM

I just ordered a documentary from HC that I missed about 6 or 7 years ago detailing the Battle of the Little Bighorn. I've been wanting to see it, saw about 10 minutes of it one day, but never saw it again. I ordered it from History Channel. Discusses the battle, the weapons, the landscape, etc. etc. Looked pretty interesting.

Did anyone else in here catch it? (think they did another one after that later about a supposed survivor of Little Bighorn who escaped)

Hargrave · February 13, 2013, 05:08:24 PM

Interestingly enough .... This was just on the other day on tv. It was pretty good and if this is the same show, they used modern forensics to follow each combatant and identify specific firearms based on head stamp forensics. They also used some fascias reconstruction to identify the half breed scout that was with them. Good show !!!

Doug.38PR · February 13, 2013, 05:24:13 PM

OW MAAAAN! I'd have DVRed if had I known. Oh well, got it on DVD coming.

I didn't know History Channel did...well...history anymore. Everytime I flip by it's Ice Trucks, Swamp People, auction people

Hargrave · February 13, 2013, 09:33:39 PM

Just did an upcoming show search ... found something else you will want to DVR.

This coming next Tuesday .... 7-9 PM Central time MILH channel. (Military History channel ?)

I thought I had the whole package but it looks like I don't get that channel !!!! I will have to call Comcast and see what that is all about.

Show is called "Custer's Last Man"

Also ... if you have an interest ... I did just create a youtube channel tonight to toss in my favorite CAS type things on Youtube. Take a look, I got many hours of entertainment out of them. I especially liked that short 8 Min video on Colt conversions... just ate that one up !!!

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9dB9sny7rLh7A4Zf57KSK-VpHvO5Df0N

Jacob

Hargrave · February 13, 2013, 09:52:54 PM

Ok, I found the Battlefield Detectives episode I was thinking about on Youtube. Whole episode. This was a good one. I added it to that youtube channel I created specifically for the people on this list. Link should be in the post above.

enjoy !

Doug.38PR · February 14, 2013, 01:21:53 AM

very interesting video list! Love those conversions. I just found the military history channel, but I don't see Custer's Last Man. I did a complete search on dishnet, but nothing.

I have seem much of that Custer's Last Man on youtube though (I'd rather see it on tv relaxing in a chair looking at a big screen.

Pitspitr · February 14, 2013, 10:38:47 AM

Quote from: Hargrave on February 13, 2013, 09:33:39 PM
Show is called "Custer's Last Man"

Two friends of mine were on the digs project when Custer's Last Man was found.

cpt dan blodgett · February 14, 2013, 08:22:40 PM

Watched one of those modern evals of the battle on history channel a while back. Main point was the last stand was not much of a last stand, maybe 20 min or so. What is the point? 200 or so soldiers taking on 5K. If they hold out 20 min or 200 min, they all died with their boots on doing their duty. Are they any less of a soldier??? Who ever the fool was that produced the show knows nothing of soldiers or battle for that matter.

Doug.38PR · February 14, 2013, 10:17:51 PM

^ I saw part of it on youtube last night (stopped because I want to watch it on tv with dvd in a week). It's an interesting documentary, but they do put a little too much emphasis on dirt digging findings. For example: Bone tests "show" that these were not the tough cavalry soldiers we think they were. They were really arthritic, in bad health, had sickness, etc. etc and were in bad shape and weak. This doesn't mean they weren't tough. What they miss is the fact that back then, as now, while men may have been sick or in pain, they pushed passed it and lived with it carrying on with their lives....especially if they were in battle. They didn't live in air conditioned homes in comfort complaining of a cough while laying on the sofa. They got up, got to work, got to patrol and did what they had to unless they were so bad off that they needed a doctor. Even today, how many of us push past things and go to work anyway to do what we have to do?

They also said that they "shattered the myth of the Indains being armed with bows and arrows only." I never thought that, I never even heard that. I knew the Indians were armed with a mix of bows and arrows and guns. In fact, the only myth that comes close is that the Indains all had repeating rifles. Movies as far back as They Died With their Boots on depict the Indians was bing armed with guns and primitive bows and arrows.

I don't believe the battle happen in Erroll Flynn fashion of the 7th being encircled by a swarm of Indians riding around them until they all fell shooting their guns as depicted in TDWTBO in the 1940s and depicted in the recent movie Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee at the beginning. Like you said, whether they lasted 20 minutes (I think just that is pretty amazing considering the odds) or 200, they still fought as soldiers and died fighting trying to survive against impossible odds. The politics and tactics of it all are left to debate.