Lieutenant-Colonel William Alexander Graham ranks as one of the premier early researchers writing about the Little Bighorn disaster. We also have him to thank for the fact that the transcripts of the Reno Court of Inquiry still exist and the new material in this book tells you that history. Graham's unbiased original 1926 book is all here—still relevant, riveting, and part of the Custer history itself. For decades, Graham researched the battle and interviewed survivors. This book is one of three he completed about the battle. Graham was always noted for his balanced view of the event. He was less interested in whose fault it was than he was in what happened. His writing here is concise, clear, and tells the story as it should be told.