Lincoln and his generals

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Offers a portrait of President Lincoln as commander-in-chief of the Union forces during the Civil War and his emergence as a master strategist.

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Title Statements

Full title :Lincoln and his generals / T. Harry Williams.

Summary

Offers a portrait of President Lincoln as commander-in-chief of the Union forces during the Civil War and his emergence as a master strategist.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Vintage Books
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

Notes

Reprint. Originally published: New York : Knopf, 1952.

The Physical Object

Description:viii, 363, iv pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 21 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780307741967, 0307741966
oclc:ocn703151125
LC Classification:E457.2
Dewey Decimal:973.7092

The pattern of command -- Two men of destiny -- "I can do it all" -- "You must act" -- "I give you all I can" -- Failure in the peninsula -- "He has got the slows" -- Lincoln chooses new generals -- "Give us victories" -- "Is that all?" -- "Like a duck hit on the head" -- A modern command system -- "I begin to see it" -- Lincoln and the hour of victory.

Subjects

Command of troops États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Gu… Generals Generals -- History -- 19th century. --… Generals -- History. -- United States Généraux -- Histoire -- 19e siècle. -- … History Lincoln, Abraham Military campaigns United States United States -- History -- 1861-1865, … United States -- History -- Civil War, …