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100 1 _aJohnson, David Alan,
_d1950-
245 1 0 _aBattle of wills :
_bUlysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and the last year of the Civil War /
_cby David Alan Johnson.
264 1 _aAmherst, New York :
_bPrometheus Books,
_c2016.
300 _a317 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
520 _a"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 strongly influenced by their fathers. Grant learned a lesson in determination as he watched his father overcome economic hardships to make a successful living as a tanner and leather goods dealer. By contrast, Lee did his best to become the polar opposite of his father, a man whose bankruptcy and imprisonment for unpaid debts brought disgrace upon the family. Lee cultivated a manner of unimpeachable respectability and patrician courtesy, which in the field of battle did not always translate into decisive orders. Underscoring the tragedy of this fratricidal conflict, the author recounts episodes from the earlier Mexican war (1846-1848), when Grant and Lee and many other officers who would later oppose each other were comrades in arms. This vivid narrative brings to life a crucial turning point in American history, showing how character and circumstances combined to have a decisive influence on the course of events"--
_cProvided by publisher.
520 _a"Shows how the outcome of the Civil War was influenced by the opposing commanders' different backgrounds, personalities, and outlooks"--
_cProvided by publisher.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references ( pages 305-309) and index.
600 1 0 _aGrant, Ulysses S.
_q(Ulysses Simpson),
_d1822-1885
_xPsychology.
600 1 0 _aGrant, Ulysses S.
_q(Ulysses Simpson),
_d1822-1885
_xMilitary leadership.
600 1 0 _aLee, Robert E.
_q(Robert Edward),
_d1807-1870
_xPsychology.
600 1 0 _aLee, Robert E.
_q(Robert Edward),
_d1807-1870
_xMilitary leadership.
650 0 _aGenerals
_xBiography.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xHistory
_yCivil War, 1861-1865
_xCampaigns.
650 7 _aHISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877).
_2bisacsh
650 7 _aHISTORY / United States / 19th Century.
_2bisacsh
650 7 _aHISTORY / Military / United States.
_2bisacsh
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_aJohnson, David Alan, 1950- author.
_tBattle of wills
_dAmherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2016
_z9781633882461
_w(DLC) 2016029001
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