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Lincoln's Lieutenants : The High Command of the Army of the Potomac by Stephen W. Sears (2018, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-101328915794
ISBN-139781328915795
eBay Product ID (ePID)239892599
Product Key Features
Number of Pages896 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameLincoln's Lieutenants : the High Command of the Army of the Potomac
SubjectUnited States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military / United States, General, Presidents & Heads of State, Military
Publication Year2018
TypeNot Available
Subject AreaReference, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorStephen W. Sears
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.7 in
Item Weight33.5 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"[A] massive, elegant study . . . a staggering work of research by a masterly historian." -- Kirkus Reviews
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal973.741
Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisFrom the best-selling author of Gettysburg, a multilayered group biography of the commanders who led the Army of the Potomac "A masterful synthesis . . . A narrative about amazing courage and astonishing gutlessness . . . It explains why Union movements worked and, more often, didn't work in clear-eyed explanatory prose that's vivid and direct." -- Chicago Tribune The high command of the Army of the Potomac was a changeable, often dysfunctional band of brothers, going through the fires of war under seven commanding generals in three years, until Grant came east in 1864. The men in charge all too frequently appeared to be fighting against the administration in Washington instead of for it, increasingly cast as political pawns facing down a vindictive congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War. President Lincoln oversaw, argued with, and finally tamed his unruly team of lieutenants as the eastern army was stabilized by an unsung supporting cast of corps, division, and brigade generals. With characteristic style and insight, Stephen Sears brings these courageous, determined officers, who rose through the ranks and led from the front, to life and legend. "[A] massive, elegant study . . . A staggering work of research by a masterly historian." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review, From the best-selling author of Gettysburg, a multilayered group biography of the commanders who led the Army of the Potomac, From the best-selling author of Gettysburg, a multilayered group biography of the commanders who led the Army of the Potomac "A masterful synthesis . . . A narrative about amazing courage and astonishing gutlessness . . . It explains why Union movements worked and, more often, didn't work in clear-eyed explanatory prose that's vivid and direct." -- Chicago Tribune The high command of the Army of the Potomac was a changeable, often dysfunctional band of brothers, going through the fires of war under seven commanding generals in three years, until Grant came east in 1864. The men in charge all too frequently appeared to be fighting against the administration in Washington instead of for it, increasingly cast as political pawns facing down a vindictive congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War. President Lincoln oversaw, argued with, and finally tamed his unruly team of lieutenants as the eastern army was stabilized by an unsung supporting cast of corps, division, and brigade generals. With characteristic style and insight, Stephen Sears brings these courageous, determined officers, who rose through the ranks and led from the front, to life and legend. " A] massive, elegant study . . . A staggering work of research by a masterly historian." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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