Call of Duty: The Sterling Nobility of Robert E. Lee (Leaders in Action Series)

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More neo-Confederate idolotry.......2006-06-08

Upon graduating from West Point,a young Robert E. Lee put his left hand on the Bible, raised his right hand and swore he would bear true faith and allegiance to the United Stated of America. As an older, but not wiser man, he turned his back on the country he swore to defend and took up arms against it. So much for "sterling nobility." This book is the usual neo-Confederate claptrap that has been making the rounds ever since the war ended.

There's only one word for this book, and I can't say it here..........2006-05-07

This book was deceitful and misleading, like most Confederate propaganda. J. Steven Wilkins was cunning in his choice and presentation of facts. If someone with no knowledge of the Civil War read this book, he would be left with an absolutely incorrect perspective of Robert E. Lee, the institution of slavery, and the Civil War in general.

First, there are inconsistencies between "Call of Duty" and... "Call of Duty"! At one point in the book, Wilkins quotes Lee as saying, "If the slaves of the South were mine, I would surrender them all without a struggle, to avert this war." Later, Wilkins claims that Lee was offended and hurt that anyone thought slavery had anything to do with the war. So answer me this...how could freeing slaves avert a war that had nothing to do with slavery?

Another instance where the book contradicts itself is regarding race relations. Wilkins tries to sell the idea that Southern whites and Southern slaves lived in perfect harmony, respecting each other without the slightest presence of racism. Once again, later in the book this changes...Wilkins tells us of a church in Richmond whose attendees were shocked by a Negro who went up to take Communion! None of the churchgoers, except for Lee, as the story goes, wanted to be the first one to participate with a colored man. How is this possible in a society where racism is absent? Wilkins tries to blame this on Reconstruction, but I doubt a society could go from having no racism whatsoever to this degree of racism in such a short period of time.

The book also contradicts history...notably, regarding Robert Lee and slavery. The book says that Lee never seemed to have owned more than six slaves. This is not true. Wesley Norris, one of Lee's slaves, says in an account that almost 70 slaves were inherited by Lee upon the death of Lee's father-in-law.

Following in the said account, Wesley Norris tells the story of him and his sister Mary, who tried to escape the plantation after Lee inherited it. Upon being caught, Lee took it upon himself to "teach them a lesson they would never forget." He had them stripped to the waist, flogged, and thoroughly washed in brine. We see a little glimpse of Christian chivalry peeking out of Lee as he only had Mary receive twenty lashes, whereas Wesley received fifty. This is far from the compassionate Robert Wilkins would have us know! Wesley Norris's account can be found in "Slave Testimony: Two Centuries of Letters, Speeches, and Interviews, and Autobiographies".

The book also implies that Lee opposed slavery. However, the supposed "proof-text" for this actually tells us quite the opposite. In the text of a letter Lee sent to his wife, which is printed in "Call of Duty", Lee actually defends slavery. Lee tries to distort the gross institution of slavery into some kind of mission work. Slavery was Christianizing the Negroes, and preparing them for freedom, and to seek to free Negroes from the clutches of slavery was to shake your fist at God, or so Lee reasons. This is ridiculous, considering how many missionaries of all religions have successfully converted people without enslaving them, and yet it is the rationale used by Lee, Wilkins, and so many other Southern partisans who seek to defend the South by justifying slavery.

"Call of Duty" makes a god of Robert E. Lee, condemns the North, and justifies slavery with no regard for historical, logical, or moral facts. The Southern partisan will love it.

Ordered of the Lord..........2005-09-17

A great opportunity is afforded any reader introduced to the Leaders In Action Series, and the refined biography of Robert E. Lee serves as an excellent first choice.

Though written in a non-confrontational style, enough facts contradict the popular notions of Lee, the Civil War, {or the Southern appelation: The War between the States}, slavery, and the northern view of 'slavery and the South' to compel serious examination of the historical facts.

It is no secret in Christian circles that Lee was an ardent disciple of the Lord Jesus, striving his entire life to follow the way of the Lord. That the General was against slavery is not as well known.

Author J. Steven Wilkins' notation that Lincoln emancipated only the slaves in the enemy states held in rebellion, while leaving northern slaves to their chains is a topic that has layed untroubled since that President's proclamation of fame.

Lee's Christian character and military genius are well chronicled in this immaculately manicured biography. Easy reference searches are made a joy by the editor's finely outlined table of contents, chronology of Lee's life and additional study helps.

A historical work of value for the academic of a number of disciplines. A study of integrity unfolded into the Christian walk.

Well done to Pastor Wilkins, though his study undoubtedly made it's own reward. Acknowledgements to those savvy enough to see not only the need for such a series, but wise enough to include enough detail in each volume to demand further consideration.

"The steps of a good man are..."

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Hooray for Lee ! Boo for Wilkins ? :-(.......2001-08-26

Any accurate portrayal of Robert E. Lee, certainly one of our country's finest leaders, should definitely move anyone with an ounce of common sense to an enormous appreciation for this most outstanding human being. Lee's inspiring faith in God, his leadership by example, and lifelong message is one of love and honor. His own words and letters best exemplify this fact, and this author's liberal use of them brings it all home in this short, succinct work. However, be forewarned that Wilkins adds his own additional preaching far removed from the Gospels, most sadly detracting from an accurate historical perspective on Lee by adding his own self-serving distortions on slavery. The historical record is clear: Lee found slavery objectionable and looked forward to the day when it would end. None-the-less, Wilkins tries very hard to rationalize slavery as something good, as if his sad excuses are necessary in order to make Lee look acceptable.... so far from the truth! Wilkins does our great man, Lee, along with the rest of America, a dis-service by his disgusting blabberings. Let's hear it for Robert E. Lee, and not taint his image with such dribble. Most other Lee biographies will serve us more fairly and honorably.

If ever there was a man who followed Christ's example...........2001-08-09

If ever there was a man who followed Christ's example it was Robert E. Lee. This book illustrates such a man. It illustrates the strength of character that men lack in our society today....lacking even in our churches. This book is a must read for all men who are interested to know what a Christian gentleman is. Well done Reverend Wilkins. May Lee's example, which you have illustrated, set an example for others as it has for me and bring glory to God.

The Triangle Histories of the Civil War: Leaders - James Longstreet (The Triangle Histories of the Civil War: Leaders)

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Longstreet for the younger generations

The Triangle Histories of the Civil War: Leaders - James Longstreet (The Triangle Histories of the Civil War: Leaders)
Melanie LeTourneau
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Perhaps the most overlooked and under-appreciated Southern general, Longstreet commanded brilliantly-and with many successes-for all four years of the Civil War.

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Longstreet for the younger generations.......2006-11-27

Well done histoical review of the life of General James Longstreet. Aimed at a younger audience, it good historical reading none-the-less. Although it is rated for a 4-8 yr old audience, it is much too sophisticated for that level. Good reading for teens though.

Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen, and Leadership in Wartime

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War is too important to be left to the generals
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Senior Military Leaders Must Read This Book
Scattered and loses focus
Square peg into round hole (or, stop after the 4 bios)

Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen, and Leadership in Wartime
Eliot Cohen
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The relationship between military leaders and political leaders has always been a complicated one, especially in times of war. When the chips are down, who should run the show -- the politicians or the generals? In Supreme Command, Eliot Cohen examines four great democratic war statesmen -- Abraham Lincoln, Georges Clemenceau, Winston Churchill, and David Ben-Gurion -- to reveal the surprising answer: the politicians. Great states-men do not turn their wars over to their generals, and then stay out of their way. Great statesmen make better generals of their generals. They question and drive their military men, and at key times they overrule their advice. The generals may think they know how to win, but the statesmen are the ones who see the big picture.

Lincoln, Clemenceau, Churchill, and Ben-Gurion led four very different kinds of democracy, under the most difficult circumstances imaginable. They came from four very different backgrounds -- backwoods lawyer, dueling French doctor, rogue aristocrat, and impoverished Jewish socialist.Yet they faced similar challenges, not least the possibility that their conduct of the war could bring about their fall from power. Each exhibited mastery of detail and fascination with technology. All four were great learners, who studied war as if it were their own profession, and in many ways mastered it as well as did their generals. All found themselves locked in conflict with military men. All four triumphed.

Military men often dismiss politicians as meddlers, doves, or naifs. Yet military men make mistakes. The art of a great leader is to push his subordinates to achieve great things. The lessons of the book apply not just to President Bush and other world leaders in the war on terrorism, but to anyone who faces extreme adversity at the head of a free organization -- including leaders and managers throughout the corporate world.

The lessons of Supreme Command will be immediately apparent to all managers and leaders, as well as students of history.

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War is too important to be left to the generals.......2007-08-03

According to the appendix of the book, there is civilian control because military expertise may be isolated. There is a theory of objective control, but it doesn't suffice. The leadership of a Lincoln, a Ben-Gurion, a Churchill does not depend upon the separation of the military sphere from the civilian sphere. Tolstoy described strategic nihilism. Waging war is a different activity than the practice of other professions. An experience curve, routinization, is lacking. Calamities do not stem from incompetence, per se. Effective wartime leaders show ruthlessness, mastery of detail, interest in technology. The leaders cited in the book interfered with the military professionals. In Clauswitz's view there is no line dividing the civil and military areas of control. There are differences. In the military there are rules, in politics there are none.

Abraham Lincoln both found his generals, Grant and Sherman, and controlled them. Jefferson Davis had more military qualifications than Lincoln. Lincoln's war was driven by the rifle, the telegraph, and the railroad--new technology. Assaults on field fortifications proved ruinous. Lincoln's strategic plan had to be modified in practice.

Visits to the front betokened Clemenceau's wartime civilian leadership. In 1917 he was seventy-six. He served during the last year of the war and the negotiation of the peace. When Poincare called upon Clemenceau to guide France, it was experiencing a blood bath. In visiting the front, (Clemenceau had also done this as a senator), Clemenceau was practicing management by walking around. He acquired information and influenced events.

Winston Churchill had strength, humor, readiness to listen, (he thought outside of the box). His wartime leadership has been attacked by historians, but the writer of this book disagrees with such negative assessments. It has been charged that Chruchill had a deplorable strategic sense. The existence of a Churchill Society, evidence of popular acclaim, makes serious historians wince. Details provided by Lord Moran, Churchill's physician, have suggested impairments from drink and aging tending to hurt Churchill's reputation.

Notwithstanding what critics have said, Churchill had system and he was a glutton for work. Disciplined habits drove his career. He could see the relationship between the large and the small. He was unprepared to take military judgments on faith because he distrusted bureaucracies and remembered World War I. Churchill developed grand strategy, cultivating the Americans and the Russians in order to win the war. He excelled at holding together the alliance. He engaged in incessant close-questioning of his military staff. Churchill needed to goad his commanders into action. He mastered political rhetoric.

This book is a marvel of good arguments supported by telling details.
The theme is that greater exertion by civilian leadership ensures a better outcome in instances of last resort, i.e. nations finding it necessary to go to war.

Fully-vetted argument; could have been expanded.......2007-01-10

Eliot Cohen's work informs the current debate on the use of force to attain political objectives and the role of the statesman or politician compared to that of the soldier. His use of case studies is effective in proving his basic argument - that the normal theory of civil military relations is an inadequate explanation for success in war. But Cohen's poignant discussion does leave some questions unanswered on the military profession's place in a democracy:

- Understanding that Cohen's focus was on wartime leadership, the reader still could have gained benefit from a parallel discussion of the use of force in peacetime (e.g. U.N. Security Council Resolution enforcement, sanctions, show of force/posturing). In today's strategic environment, regional military personnel (combatant commanders) wield great power in peacetime foreign policy formulation. A treatment of the combatant commander's influence in foreign policy and the ethics of an unelected government official wielding such power would be valuable.

- Especially relevant today is a treatment of the retired military officer's place in a democracy: outspoken critic, advocate, or silent observer. Many, including Cohen apparently (see p. 171 comparing retired soldiers to "true civilians" in Israeli society), believe that for retirees to criticize a military strategy or the policy that guides the strategy degrades civil-military relations. I have the greatest contention with this thought. Military personnel, active duty or retired, have a stake in the outcome of the state's foreign policy machinations, and it is appropriate for them to state that opinion. As a former great citizen-soldier commented, "When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen."

The negative tone of this review should not detract from Cohen's excellent treatment of the subject. Supreme Command furthers the debate on civil-military relations and those in the defense establishment stand to gain from a careful study of this work, be they soldier or civilian.

Senior Military Leaders Must Read This Book.......2006-11-10

Senior Military Leaders Must Read This Book.
A must read for any military officer or civilian leader in the Department of Defense. Anyone interested in leadership will benefit from reading the lessons of leadership by great men during difficult times. 5 stars.

Scattered and loses focus.......2006-06-18

Eliot Cohen has an impressive background in policy work (OSD) and academia (Naval War College and Harvard). I had high hopes for this book because I thought his experience with the military combined with his academic work would produce a focused and well-grounded work. I was disappointed. I never really bought his argument that political leaders can lead war better than generals. He seemed to cherry pick leaders than fit his mold. I could not believe that someone who works so closely with the military would generalize military leadership in such a stereotypical way.

The article might have made a good article in a foreign affairs journal, but the author seemed to fill out the book with a lot of interesting but not really relevant historical stories and facts. The Lincoln chapter providing nothing that has not been stated numerous times in more detailed and focused work. The Churchill chapter was the best. Cohen obviously has extensively studied Churchill. His sections on how the historical view of Churchill have ebbed and flowed over the years was well done, thought not rally tied to the focus of the book. I learned the most from the Ben-Gurion, since I knew the least about him.

The book may be useful to an undergraduate class studying political leadership or foreign policy, but beyond that the book unfortunately offers little that is new or of great interest.

Square peg into round hole (or, stop after the 4 bios).......2006-02-26

This would have been 4 stars had I stopped after the individual chapters on Abraham Lincoln, Georges Clemenceau, Winston Churchill and David Ben Gurion. However, I unfortunately found out, in the subsequent chapter, that Cohen's REAL purpose was an end-around to attack American leadership during Vietnam (and, to a lesser extent, the Gulf War). For a book that focuses on leaders from England, France, and Israel, as well as the US, this struck me as a non-sequitor out of left field.

I do recommend purchasing this book. However, do NOT continue reading beyond the Ben Gurion chapter. You will become disappointed with your purchase.

Retreat With Honor (Battles & Leaders of the Civil War) (Battles & Leaders of the Civil War)

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Battles & Leaders of the Civil War: Retreat with Honor

Retreat With Honor (Battles & Leaders of the Civil War) (Battles & Leaders of the Civil War)
Robert U. Johnson
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RETREAT WITH HONOR (Vol. 4) relates the events that led to the end of the war. It opens with a detailed description of the land and sea operations of the Battle of Charleston. Grant's Wilderness Campaign and Sherman's march to Atlanta are vividly portrayed. After mounting the final actions in Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee, this volume depicts the closing naval operations, Sherman's march through the Confederacy and climaxes with Lee's surrender at Appomattox.

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Battles & Leaders of the Civil War: Retreat with Honor.......2002-09-21

Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Retreat with Honor edited by Robert Underwood Johnson and Clarence Clough Buel of the editorial staff of "The Century Magazine" is the fourth and concluding installment of a four volume series written about the Civil War. Being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers, these are their eyewitness accounts of the battles planned and fought during the duraion of the war.

These accounts were part of series that was concieved in 1883 by the editors of the Century Company to give future readers an idea of what went on during this, one of the costliest wars, fought by Americans on their home soil. Accounts found in this volume take us to General Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, but there are accounts of the battles leading upto this event that are important to the outcome and final resolution of this conflict. As this volume opens we find an account of the land and sea operations of the Battle of Charleston, South Carolina and Grant's Wilderness Campaign. Sherman's march through the South, starting in Atlanta, also included in this volume, we read about the final actions in Arkansas, Missouri, and Tennessee.

Anyone wishing to know more about the Civil War... this is a must to own and read at your leisure. You will experience a rich satisfaction of accounts written by the people who fought these battles... battles that pitted brother against brother, North against the South, and ideals agaist ideals. A war that had to be fought to resolve issues that the Founding Fathers knew some day would have to come to pass if they could not settle them. A war for the very existence of the union, otherwise there would never be a United Staes as we know it today.

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In 1890 Abraham Lincoln’s two main White House secretaries, John G. Nicolay and John Hay, published the ten-volume biography Abraham Lincoln: A History. Although the authors witnessed the daily events occurring within the executive mansion and the national Capitol, their lengthy biography is more a recounting of the Civil War era than a study of Lincoln’s life.
Editor Michael Burlingame sifted through the original forty-seven-hundred-page work and selected only the personal observations of the secretaries during the Lincoln presidency, placing ten excerpts in chronological order in Abraham Lincoln: The Observations of John G. Nicolay and John Hay. The result is an important collection of Nicolay and Hay’s interpretations of Lincoln’s character, actions, and reputation, framed by Burlingame’s compelling preface, introduction, chapter introductions, and notes. The volume provides vivid descriptions of such events as Election Day in 1860, the crisis at Fort Sumter, the first major battle of the war at Bull Run, and Lincoln’s relationship with Edwin Stanton and George McClellan.
In this clear and captivating new work, Burlingame has made key portions of Nicolay and Hay’s immense biography available to a wide audience of today’s readers.

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Lincoln's Legacy not well served........2007-05-13

The book was very short and only covered areas of limited interest on Lincoln's Presidency. Beside other titles on Lincoln that I have bought this was a major disappointement. There was no flow of quality prose to create interest in specific story lines which were too sketchy. The book's objectives were too limited from the outset and it's main merits are that it may serve as a useful reference book for later purchases. It will do little to add or detract to the legacy of Lincoln.
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My Observations.......2007-03-07

A book for the person with an existing fair understanding of the White House years of Abraham Lincoln.

Professor Burlingame provides a great service to those of us who are keenly interested in this great president, but who do not have the time to read the imposing and very dated ten-volume history produced by his two close aides, Nicolay and Hay. This book fills a specific void; it certainly should not be confused with a full biography.

While it is surprising that so little was directly said by Nicolay and Hay about their chief in their history, I am happy that Professor Burlingame did the hard work of mining its ten volumes for the benefit of lazy readers like me.

The Photographic History of the Civil War, Volume 5: Armies & Leaders

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The ultimate photo record of the Civil War. Now, back in stock, this magnificent set contains over 3,000 photographs of the people, places, battles, and events that made up the great conflict. This volume, a remarkable first, includes intimate photos and profiles of the great leaders of the war, including Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, "Stonewall" Jackson, and William Tecumsah Sherman, and many lesser known generals and soldiers.

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Superb!.......1998-08-12

I have been a student of the American Civil War for 30-plus years and still find this book, with its accompanying 4 volumes, a foremost commentary and comprehensive photographic assemblage which surpasses most other single volumes or more inclusive works. I like two things about this collection....there are photographs here that I have never seen before, so it is extremely extensive, and it was initially compiled and published in 1911, which gives an advantageous and "less than contemporary" perspective from many actual participants of the event that were still alive at that time. In this particular volume, short biographies and photographs are given of each army's leaders, north and south. Essays are presented on Grant, R. E. Lee, and "Stonewall" Jackson as well as the various departments and armies of both governments. Various statistics are presented such as the sizes of armies, corps, regiments, and so on, and the dates of every battle and skirmi! sh, no matter the impact, with casualty counts. There is also a complete section concerning the veterans organizations which were established during and after the war, including their histories through 1911.

All Things for Good: The Steadfast Fidelity of Stonewall Jackson (Leaders in Action Series)

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Great book within a great series.
Stonewall Jackson and his personal relationship with God

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Dubbed "Stonewall" following the battle of First Manassas in July 1861, Thomas Jackson has long been revered as a brilliant military leader and tactician and as one of the most adroit Confederate commanders. The man himself is a study in contrasts: justifiably feared by his enemies and completely beloved by his men.

J. Steven Wilkins examines the life and character of Jackson. His research reveals a man humble and sincere in his Christian faith, which stands in stark contrast with the general's reputation as a ferocious warrior.

Shortly after his graduation from West Point in 1846, Jackson served in the Mexican War in 1848, where he became one of the most decorated heroes of the conflict and received promotion to the brevetted rank of major. He left the army in 1851 to accept a teaching position at the Virginia Military Institute, resigning his commission in the army a year later. In 1859 he led a contingent of cadets to maintain order during the trial and ensuing execution of John Brown. When Jackson departed VMI in 1861 to join the Confederate army, he was immediately commissioned a colonel and within months was promoted to the rank of brigadier general. Mortally wounded by friendly fire in May 1863, he "more than anyone else, personified the compelling and the virtuous in what the subsequent generation would label `The Lost Cause'"—James I. Robertson Jr.

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Great book within a great series........2007-03-14

First let me say that the "Leaders in Action" series is tremendous (check the rest of them out--Robert E. Lee, Winston Churchill, Teddy Roosevelt, William Wilberforce and more). They are biographies which deal not only with facts, but also with the character and faith of historical figures. Every school age child should read these books and take these role models to heart.

The great thing about this book is that it gives a solid summary of Stonewall Jackson's life and history as well as a thorough examination of his faith and values. If you can believe it, I was almost brought to tears by the account of his death. Especially for Civil War buffs--this is a must read.

Stonewall Jackson and his personal relationship with God.......2006-01-09

This is an excellent look inside the life of Thomas Johnathan "Stonewall" Jackson.

Reverend Wilkins does an excellent job of researching first-hand accounts of the important events that occurred during Jackson's life and how they refined him into the man that God made him.

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Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, Volume 5 (Battles & Leaders of the Civil War)

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Modeled on the famous four-volume 1888 compilation edited by Robert Underwood Johnson and Clarence Clough Buel, Peter Cozzens's Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 6 builds on the tradition of excellence established by his Volume 5. The new book stands as another landmark addition to the fascinating body of retrospective testimony written by participants in the American Civil War.

Sifting carefully through reports from newspapers, magazines, personal memoirs, and letters, Cozzens again exercises an unsurpassed mastery of the literature to bring readers the best first-person accounts of marches, encampments, skirmishes, and full-blown battles, as seen by participants on both sides of the conflict. General John Gibbon offers a harsh and convincing rebuttal to fellow corps commander Daniel E. Sickles's account of Gettysburg. General John C. Lee of the Union Eleventh Corps excoriates those responsible for the "criminal blundering" that wrecked the corps at Chancellorville, and seven prominent generals from both sides offer views on "why the Confederacy failed."

Though accounts from senior commanders like George Armstrong Custer, William S. Rosecrans, and Jefferson Davis still carry great weight, Cozzens takes special care to include the voices of lower-ranking officers and men in the ranks. Both volunteers and draftees tell the stories of cavalry raids, sieges, standing under fire, heroism and idiocy. The soldiers describe the burning of Atlanta and the capture of Richmond, and weigh in on everything from the growing peace movement to the quality of their leaders.

Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 6 is a first-rate collection of primary sources, essential for historians, Civil War buffs, and anyone interested in military history. The selections are presented chronologically and provide an overview of the war's progress, all the while allowing the authors to speak for themselves. This volume includes 120 illustrations, including 16 previously uncollected maps of battlefields, troop movements, and fortifications.

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a landmark contribution to Civil War literature.......2002-08-07

This work fully measures up in quality and importance to the original four-volume Battles and Leaders of the Civil War, first published in the 1880's. Articles by such key participants as Longstreet, Sherman, Custer, Grant, and Joe Johnston make this an essential work for any Civil War collection

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Not bad as a children's book

Ulysses S. Grant: Military Leader and President (Famous Figures of the Civil War)
Tim O'Shei , and Arthur Meier Schlesinger
Manufacturer: Chelsea House Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0791061396

Customer Reviews:

grant.......2005-02-11

I wrot this revew because it is for a grade at school.This is a good book because it says alot about grant and it says all the things that he dos in his life and while he was in the milatary and. I would recomend this book to any one because he is a good person that you would like to know about and you should read it. I also like this book because it has alot of pictures and i like to read books with pictures because it makes you think that the book is short so that is good for me.so when my teacher reads this if people can reply to this revew say that i shold get an A. this is a relly good book and reas it so you will know about grant and this is the end of my revew

Not bad as a children's book.......2004-04-03

There are much better general children's biographies of Ulysses S. Grant, but this book is especially strong in the military aspects of Grant's career. Special care is devoted to Grant's participation in the Mexican War and several chapters are set aside for detailed examinations of Grant's civil war campaigns. This is a surprisingly strong entry in the children's biography field, and the descriptions of Grant's various battles are generally accurate and simplified for the younger reader. The author's take on the Vicksburg campaign is actually highly entertaining and takes a complicated campaign, reducing it to something a child could comprehend.

Weaker are the areas of Grant's rich private life, and one wishes Coolridge would have concentrated a bit more on Grant's happy marriage and his abilities as a father. But all in all, this is a good military introduction into Grant's life.

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