Custer’s Strategy Of Defeat : The Screenplay

[logan]

I’ve just ordered this book, mostly out of curiosity but does look quite interesting.

It was released January 2021, has anybody else purchased it ?

[noggy]

News to m, did not know there would be a screenplay released.Still waiting on the movie (I do have the book this seems to be bad on, ofc).
Noggy

[logan]

I’ve read the topic o it’s being made, but due to the pandemic it was put on hold, so I guess the screenplay being published overtook the actual filming.

It is termed a film, but on looking clips on YouTube,, it is more a docurama, by the looks of things involving reenactors, no film actors as such.

I’ve got Fred’s book too, but on reading the few pages you can see on amazon, it doesn’t appear to be based on that, more to do with Walter Camp and his interviews of those who were in the campaign.

It is an interesting take on things, as I don’t think I’ve ever seen a screenplay for a documentary before,must be a first, I liked the concept for my other interest in Isandhlwana, except I’d have the questions being asked of those who were killed in the battle, being a What If had you been able to speak to them of what they saw and did.

This book will arrive about Saturday, so will give a bit of a review here if wanted

[noggy]

Feb 9, 2021 2:52:34 GMT -6 logan said:

This book will arrive about Saturday, so will give a bit of a review here if wanted

Yes please do!

[logan]

Screenplay has just arrived.

On quick glance, the cover is excellent, size of book similar to an actual screenplay, quality is very good, layout excellent.

No photos inside, screenplay itself is about 100 pages followed by about 40 pages consisting of Appendix 1 - 4 and bibliography.

Still to finish my Mark Kellogg book before starting this, but when comparing this to the last screenplay I had which was Zulu Dawn, the latter very poor, cheap looking and full of typos, etc., this Custer screenplay is superior.

Once read, I’ll add more details, not sure how much knowledge you need to have of the event to follow the script clearly, but I reckon it will be self-explanatory

[noggy]

Feb 12, 2021 7:19:37 GMT -6 logan said:

Once read, I’ll add more details, not sure how much knowledge you need to have of the event to follow the script clearly, but I reckon it will be self-explanatory

My guess is that most people who are interested in the film and this book will have a decent (up to expert) level of knowledge about the battle.

Noggy

[logan]

As it is a screenplay, you have to obviously use your imagination to visualise the scenes, which as students of the battle, should be an easy task, knowing who the officers were, and what they looked like, etc., but can be quite difficult to get a natural flow of dialogue between them when reading off a page rather than watching on screen.

The layout goes between the interviews held in a tent with Walter Camp, and flashbacks to what they describe of events.

It can feel a bit uneven reading a screenplay, which lacks the flowing details and descriptions of a novel.

All in all, I was pleased to get it, to get an idea of what the film entails

[noggy]

Thanks for the update. I recon there are still dozens of LBH related books I will prioritize before this (the movie itself will be ahead of it in the queue too), but sounds like a neat little thing.

All the best,
Noggy