Crucible of Command: Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee -- The War They Fought, the Peace They ForgedA dual biography and a fresh approach to the always compelling subject of these two iconic leaders—how they fashioned a distinctly American war, and a lasting peace, that fundamentally changed our nation |
Contents
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| 25 | |
3 FIGHTING ON THE SAME SIDE | 51 |
4 TIMES OF TRIAL | 75 |
5 A CRISIS MADE FOR THEM | 104 |
6 WHAT HAS BECOME OF GEN LEE?WHO IS GENERAL GRANT? | 128 |
7 LEE FRUSTRATED AND GRANT VICTORIOUS | 159 |
8 SHILOH AND SEVENS | 189 |
13 HINTS OF THE INEVITABLE | 346 |
14 IF DEFEATED NOTHING WILL BE LEFT US TO LIVE FOR | 373 |
Lee | 392 |
15 A MERE QUESTION OF TIME | 404 |
16 MEETING AGAIN | 429 |
17 GRANT AND LEE IN 1868 | 455 |
18 THE LAST MEETING | 481 |
Notes | 495 |
Other editions - View all
Crucible of Command: Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee -- The War They ... William C. Davis No preview available - 2015 |
Crucible of Command: Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee--The War They Fought ... William C. Davis No preview available - 2016 |
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