Author Biography
Colonel French L. MacLean, United States Army Retired, served over thirty-four years in the Senior Service. Born in Peoria, Illinois, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1974, and later from the Army's School of Advanced Military Studies. He has written nine military history books under the Schiffer label. The author's previous book, Custer's Best: The Story of Company M, 7th Cavalry at the Little Bighorn, is the recipient of the John M. Carroll Award for 2012 as the best annual book on the Battle of the Little Bighorn or George A. Custer.
