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Battle of Wills: Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and the Last Year of the Civil War
David Alan Johnson
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Description for Battle of Wills: Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and the Last Year of the Civil War
Hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 542.
Historians have long analyzed the battles and the military strategies that brought the American Civil War to an end. Going beyond tactics and troop maneuvers, this book concentrates on the characters of the two opposing generals--Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant--showing how their different temperaments ultimately determined the course of the war. As author David Alan Johnson explains, Grant's dogged and fearless determination eventually gained the upper hand over Lee's arguably superior military brilliance. Delving into their separate upbringings, the book depicts Grant as a working-class man from Ohio and Lee as a Virginia aristocrat. Both men were ... Read more
Historians have long analyzed the battles and the military strategies that brought the American Civil War to an end. Going beyond tactics and troop maneuvers, this book concentrates on the characters of the two opposing generals--Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant--showing how their different temperaments ultimately determined the course of the war. As author David Alan Johnson explains, Grant's dogged and fearless determination eventually gained the upper hand over Lee's arguably superior military brilliance. Delving into their separate upbringings, the book depicts Grant as a working-class man from Ohio and Lee as a Virginia aristocrat. Both men were ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781633882454
SKU
V9781633882454
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About David Alan Johnson
David Alan Johnson is a freelance writer and the author of many popular histories, including Yanks in the RAF- The Story of Maverick Pilots and American Volunteers Who Joined Britain's Fight in World War II; Decided on the Battlefield- Grant, Sherman, Lincoln, and the Election of 1864; Betrayal- The True Story of J. Edgar Hoover and the Nazi Saboteurs; Righteous ... Read more
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