Tried by war : Abraham Lincoln as commander in chief /
McPherson, James M.
Tried by war : Abraham Lincoln as commander in chief / James M. McPherson. - New York : Penguin Press, 2008. - xv, 329 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-314) and index.
Evaluates Lincoln's talents as a commander in chief in spite of limited military experience, tracing the ways in which he worked with, or against, his senior commanders to defeat the Confederacy and reshape the presidential role.
9781594201912 1594201919
2008025229
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Military leadership.
Executive power--History--United States--19th century.
Presidents--United States--Biography.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.
E457.2 / .M478 2008
973.7092
Tried by war : Abraham Lincoln as commander in chief / James M. McPherson. - New York : Penguin Press, 2008. - xv, 329 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-314) and index.
Evaluates Lincoln's talents as a commander in chief in spite of limited military experience, tracing the ways in which he worked with, or against, his senior commanders to defeat the Confederacy and reshape the presidential role.
9781594201912 1594201919
2008025229
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Military leadership.
Executive power--History--United States--19th century.
Presidents--United States--Biography.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.
E457.2 / .M478 2008
973.7092