DUANE SCHULTZ Psychologist and the author of several books of military history, including Quantrill's War and The Most Glorious Fourth: Vicksburg and Gettysburg, July 4th, 1863. He splits his time between Clearwater, Florida and Washington, D.C., USA. GENERAL WESLEY K. CLARK (ret.) served in the United States Army for thirty-four years and rose to the rank of four-star general as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. He is the author of A Time to Lead, as well as the best-selling books Waging Modern War and Winning Modern Wars. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.

• Introduction: The Boy General Born to be a Soldier A Gallant, Reckless Boy Glorious War! Dreams of Glory We Shall Have War It Was a Glorious Sight Guilty on all Counts Can You Come at Once? The Snow Was Made Red With Blood In the Most Savage Manner Precious Boy Oh, What a Slaughter Epilogue: He Died as He Had Lived

'This compact biography of George Armstrong Custer is deftly written and offers a well-reasoned and balanced interpretation of its subject. Schultz's research is an impressive blend of primary and secondary sources. Custer fills a gap between those minutely detailed biographies that glorify and sometimes mythologize the man, and those skim-the-surface studies that undervalue Custer's achievements to the Civil War and Indian fighting armies.' - Edward G. Longacre, author of Custer and His Wolverines 'Custer is a swiftly paced and compelling biography of the 'Boy General' of the Civil War and the cavalry officer who led his men at Little Big Horn. George Armstrong Custer was a fascinating American, a man of towering inconsistencies, who Schultz captures well in this finely-written book.' - Jeffry D. Wert, author of Custer: The Controversial Life of George Armstrong Custer 'Provides about as much information as the average reader needs to know about the flamboyant general.' - Kirkus 'Brief but incisive.' - American History Magazine