Bibliograph

Clouds of glory, the life and legend of Robert E. Lee, Michael Korda

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Clouds of glory, the life and legend of Robert E. Lee, Michael Korda

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 697-745) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Clouds of glory

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

857966855

Responsibility statement

Michael Korda

Sub title

the life and legend of Robert E. Lee

Summary

"[P]ortrait of Lee as a brilliant general, a devoted family man, and principled gentleman who disliked slavery and disagreed with secession, yet who refused command of the Union Army in 1861 because he could not "draw his sword" against his beloved Virginia. Well-rounded and realistic, Clouds of Glory analyzes Lee's command during the Civil War and explores his responsibility for the fatal stalemate at Antietam, his defeat at Gettysburg (as well the many troubling controversies still surrounding it) and ultimately, his failed strategy for winning the war. As Korda shows, Lee's dignity, courage, leadership, and modesty made him a hero on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line and a revered American icon who is recognized today as the nation's preeminent military leader" --, from publisher's web site

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