Timewatch · SEASON 21
The Myth of Custer's Last Stand
Episode 11 · 2002-08-16
- Documentary
Episode overview
The Little Bighorn in Montana is the site of one of the most famous battles in the history of the American West. For more than a century, flamboyant General George Armstrong Custer has been remembered for his "last stand", when he gave his life defending his troops against native American attack. But as this programme reveals, thanks to long-ignored testimony and archaeological evidence, historians are now dramatically re-evaluating the battle and the myths surrounding it that persist to this day.
50 minutes
Season 21 episodes
1. The Making of Adolf Hitler2002-01-04
2. The Mystery of the Iron Bridge2002-01-11
3. Death of the Battleship2002-01-18
4. Kill 'Em All: American War Crimes in Korea2002-02-01
5. Jubilee Day2002-02-08
6. The Queen and Her Lover2002-02-15
7. Myths of the Titanic2002-04-19
8. Battle for Berlin2002-05-10
10. Stalin and the Betrayal of Leningrad2002-08-09
11. The Myth of Custer's Last Stand2002-08-16
12. Akhenaten and Nefertiti: The Royal Gods of Egypt2002-09-06
13. Murder at Harvard2002-12-14
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