Geoffrey Perret
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Drawing on newly discovered documents in the National Archives, "Lincoln's War" is the only full-length account to date on Abraham Lincoln as Commande in Chief. For the first time, readers will see the war unfold as Lincoln saw it.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Based on extensive research, including material either not seen or not used by other writers, this biography explains for the first time how Grant's military genius ultimately triumphed as he created a new approach to battle. As president, Grant was widely misunderstood and underrated. That was mainly because he was, as Perret shows, the first modern president - the first man to preside over a rich, industrialized America that had put slavery behind...