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.
Battle of Wills: Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and the Last Year of the Civil War ipod
Battle of Wills: Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and the Last Year of the Civil War ebook
Battle of Wills: Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and the Last Year of the Civil War ebook pdf epub mobi
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