American Experience · SEASON 5
Last Stand at Little Big Horn
Episode 6 · 1992-11-25
- Documentary
Episode overview
In 1876, when the U.S. Army planned its biggest Indian campaign yet against Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, General George Custer led the chase. Custer and his 210 men were surprised and surrounded, the result of arrogance, bad planning and bad intelligence. The battle took "about as much time as it takes a hungry man to eat dinner," leaving no white survivors. One of the most frequently depicted and least understood moments in American history, the story is told from both sides.
55 minutes
Season 5 episodes
1. The Kennedys (1): The Father, 1900-611992-09-20
2. The Kennedys (2): The Sons, 1961-801992-09-21
3. The Donner Party1992-10-28
4. Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II1992-11-04
5. George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King1992-11-18
6. Last Stand at Little Big Horn1992-11-25
7. If You Knew Sousa1993-01-11
8. Simple Justice1993-01-18
9. Knute Rockne and His Fighting Irish1993-02-08
10. Sit Down And Fight1993-02-01
11. Rachel Carson's Silent Spring1993-02-15
12. Goin' Back to T-Town1993-03-01
20. Ishi: The Last Yahi Indian1992-12-02
