Grant and Lee : A Study in Personality and Generalship by J. F. C. Fuller (1982, Trade Paperback)

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Authors : Fuller, J.F.C. Publication Date : Oct 22 1982.

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PublisherIndiana University Press
ISBN-100253202884
ISBN-139780253202888
eBay Product ID (ePID)111881

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Book TitleGrant and Lee : a Study in Personality and Generalship
Number of Pages336 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / General, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Presidents & Heads of State, Military
Publication Year1982
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
TypeTextbook
AuthorJ. F. C. Fuller
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight14.7 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN57-010723
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal973.7
Table Of ContentFOREWORD TO SECOND EDITION PREFACE Chapter I THE TWO CAUSES The Two Orders. The Two Peoples. The Two Presidents. The Two Problems. The Two Tactics. The Two Armies. II THE PERSONALITY OF GRANT Grant the Enigma. A Master of Predicaments. His Simplicity and Self-Reliance. His Modesty and Common Sense. His Physical and Moral Courage. His Magnanimity and Fellow-Feeling. III THE PERSONALITY OF LEE Lee the Virginia. The Man and the Legend. His Reliance on God. His Humility and Submissiveness. His Want of Authority and Inexhaustible Tact. His Audacity and Resignation. IV THE GENERALSHIP OF GRANT AND LEE, 1861-62 First Bull Run and West Virginia. Paducah, Donelson and Shiloh. The Peninsula Campaign and the Seven Days' Battle. Second Bull Run, Antietam and Fredericksburg. Bragg and Grant in the West. V THE GENERALSHIP OF GRANT AND LEE, 1863 The Vicksburg Campaign. Battle of Chancellorsville. The Gettysburg Campaign. Battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga. VI THE GENERALSHIP OF GRANT AND LEE, 1864-65 Plans for the 1864 Campaign. From the Wilderness to Cold Harbor. The Petersburg Campaign. The Campaigns of Sheridan and Sherman. Five Forks and Appomattox Court House. VII THE TWO GENERALS Grant and Lee. The Old and the New Tactics. Generalship and Grand Strategy. Generalship and Grand Tactics. Generalship and Field Strategy. Generalship and Minor Tactics. Generalship. APPENDIX Battles, Numbers and Losses. REFERENCES INDEX
SynopsisLee remains one of his most brilliant and durable works, Grant and Lee is a compelling study not only of the two men, but of the nature of leadership and command in wartime., "... cuts squarely across the accepted tradition... Fuller examines these two great soldiers from a fresh viewpoint and refuses to let himself be bound by tradition." --New York Times Book Review "... readable, instructive, stimulating, and... controversial as when first published." --Military Review First published fifty years ago, Fuller's study of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee remains one of his most brilliant and durable works, Grant and Lee is a compelling study not only of the two men, but also of the nature of leadership and command in wartime., " . . . cuts squarely across the accepted tradition . . . Fuller examines these two great soldiers from a fresh viewpoint and refuses to let himself be bound by tradition." --New York Times Book Review " . . . readable, instructive, stimulating, and . . . controversial as when first published." --Military Review First published fifty years ago, Fuller's study of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee remains one of his most brilliant and durable works, Grant and Lee is a compelling study not only of the two men, but also of the nature of leadership and command in wartime.

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