Crucible Of Command. Ulysses S. Grant And Robert E. Lee

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Fair
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Publisher Place: Usa
Publisher Year: 2016
Edition: Reprint

Description: 629 pages. Ex-Library. Book is in Fair condition, there is some general wear, but still presentable. Crucible Of Command: Ulysses S. Grant And Robert E. Lee - The War They Fought, The Peace They Forged

Publishers Description: A dual biography of two iconic leaders: how they fought a bloody, brutal war then forged a lasting peace that fundamentally changed our nation.They met in person only four times, yet these two men determined the outcome of the Civil War and cast competing styles for the reunited nation. Each the subject of innumerable biographies, Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee have never before been paired as they are here.Exploring their personalities; their character; and their ethical, moral, political, and military worlds, William C. Davis finds surprising similarities between the two men as well as new perspectives on how their lives prepared them for the war they fought and influenced how they fought it. Davis reveals Lees sense of failure before the war, Grants optimism during disaster, and the sophisticated social and political instincts that each had waging a war between democracies.

ISBN: 9780306824166