Sandy Barnard's long-awaited biography of Major Joel H. Elliott:


The trade edition will retail for $34.95 and a special limited leather edition (numbered) will retail for $134.95. But order a trade copy from the website by May 1 and we will apply a 20% discount when processing your credit card.

We specialize in rare and scarce out-of-print and new books dealing with the Plains Indian Wars, George Armstrong Custer, Little Bighorn Battle, Great Sioux War of 1876, U. S. Army during the Plains Indian Wars, Western Forts, Northern Plains and Southwestern Indians, Buffalo Soldiers, and the Civil War. We're the best place to look on the web for Custer books.

Established in 1986, AST Press has published a series of important books for the military history reader or collector interested in the vital periods of the Plains Indian Wars and the Civil War. We also provide the production and editorial services for the annual magazine, Greasy Grass, published by the Custer Battlefield Historical & Museum Association. Our titles have especially focused on events connected with the Great Sioux War of 1876, particularly the legendary Battle of Little Bighorn of 1876 and the man most identified with that engagement, Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer.

We also publish periodic catalogs listing used and rare books that focus on the Indian wars, especially in the post-Civil War period, and on Custer. Please check our current listings, which are frequently updated, and look for future new books that we publish. We also will purchase books dealing with the subjects listed above -- anywhere from a single volume to extensive collections. When we buy a large collection, we will purchase the entire collection, not just the "choice" books. Please contact us when you are interested in selling your collection.

All our books are sold with a money-back guarantee, provided the book is returned in the same condition as shipped within 10 days of receipt.

EXCITING NEW LISTING: Crossing the Plains with Custer, by Paul Horsted, Ernest Grafe & Jon Nelson. This is a marvelous companion volume to the authors' 2002 book, the award-winning Exploring with Custer.  The new book's text is superb, and as in the earlier book, the photographs and maps, some in color, are outstanding. The earlier book covered Custer in the Black Hills in 1874. This book covers Custer's route from Fort Abraham Lincoln to the Black Hills. This is a must title for the Custer aficionado. Catalog # 5206; list price $75.00.

Also new is John Koster's Custer Survivor, which involves a new look at the possibility that Frank Finkel, Company C, survived the fighting on the main battlefield at Little Big Horn on June 25, 1876. Koster supposedly scoured public and private archives in Ohio and relied on forensic evidence to prove his theory. Catalog # 5258; list price $17.00.

Finally, Roger L. Williams' Military Registers of Custer's Last Command goes beyond any other book in providing data on the men of the 7th U. S. Cavalry, who served between the Washita campaign of 1868 and Wounded Knee in 1890. Much of the material has never been published before. This is a limited edition of 500 copies. Catalog # 5259; list price $95.00

Until Dec. 31, 2009, we will be offering a 20% discount on these three titles to members of the Custer Battlefield Historical & Museum Association, the Little Big Horn Associates, and the Order of the Indian Wars. If you are such a member, please state that fact in the comments section as you order. We will deduct the payment when we process your credit card (sorry, we can't handle such a discount for PayPal orders through the web site, but we will issue you a refund if you pay by PayPal).