A Distant Bugle

By Robert Vaughan

1984

First Published

4.17

Average Rating

317

Number of Pages

9H41M

Audio Length

“It’s a wonderful letter, General,” Jack Shields said, handing Custer the missive from his wife Libbie, which had been delivered in the field and which Custer had asked him to read.“Keep it for me, Jack,” Custer said to his young adjutant. “I want it returned to Libbie if anything should happen to me.”Jack laughed nervously. “What could happen?” he asked.George Armstrong Custer stood up and walked to the campfire to pour himself a cup of coffee. He took a swallow before answering.“Major Reno,” he said simply.“I beg your pardon?”“I fear he is going to cause serious trouble yet,” Custer confided. “His scouting party left several trails uninvestigated, and because of that we are like an army without ears or eyes, groping blindly through the dark. We don’t know where the Indians are, or how many there are—but they know everything about us. Of that we can be sure.”“We’ll find them, General,” Jack said. “And when we do, the trap will close.”“Yes, it will,” Custer said. “But upon whom?”

Avg Rating

4.17

Number of Ratings

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4 STARS

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3 STARS

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Author

Robert Vaughan

Author · 108 books

Robert Vaughan is an American writer. He has also written a series of contemporary and historical romance novels under several pseudonyms including "Paula Moore" and "Paula Fairman". His father served in the military and Robert followed him in the 1950s, entering army aviation. He served until the Vietnam War and won numerous medals including the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, the Air Medal with several oak-leaf clusters, the Meritorious Service Medal, and several other medals. His early books reflected his military background: the first novel was about the US Army along the DMZ in Korea, followed by a trilogy set in Vietnam. There are more than 9 million of his books in print under various names. He was inducted into the Writers’ Hall of Fame in 1998.