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Title:
Tried by war : Abraham Lincoln as commander in chief
Author:
McPherson, James M.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Penguin Press, [2008]

©2008
Physical Description:
xv, 329 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Summary:
Evaluates Lincoln's talents as a commander in chief in spite of limited military experience, tracing the ways in which he worked with, or against, his senior commanders to defeat the Confederacy and reshape the presidential role.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781594201912
Format :
Book