Custer: The Life of General George Armstrong Custer

"The Custer literature is voluminous and most of it is highly controversial. Through the tangle of charges and countercharges Jay Monaghan cuts a clear path in his fresh account of Custer's whole career. Where possible, Monaghan relies on original sources, and he appraises them with the sound judgment of the practiced historian he is. He is sympathetic with Custer but does not hesitate to show the man's foibles and failures. He presents no attorney's brief and yet he disproves a number of ill-founded accusations. . . ."Monaghan, Jay is the author of 'Custer: The Life of General George Armstrong Custer' with ISBN 9780803230569 and ISBN 0803230567.