The book I read that really set the record straight was Blacklisted by History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and his Fight Against America’s Enemies by M. Stanton Evans.
Have you read that book?
Yes, I read it about 5 or 6 years ago when I heard Glenn Beck talking about it. It's a compelling read, filled with well-documented facts and thoroughly researched.
What the lying commie Edward (not even his real name) R. Murrow did to the reputation of Senator McCarthy is unforgivable. The low-information public of the 50s bought the lies of the Murrow-Friendly duo. The well-informed Patriots of then and now take term McCarthyite as high praise.