"Offers a portrait of President Lincoln as commander-in-chief of the Union forces during the Civil War and his emergence as a master strategist."
"This is the human, dramatic, and fascinating story of Lincoln as commander in chief of an army at war against its brothers. It is a riveting look at his search for a winning general, and of his own emergence as a master strategist. The major figures of the Civil War come to life in incisive sketches. Here are the generals whom Lincoln appointed and then rejected: McClellan, Pope, Burnside, Hooker, Buell, Rosecrans, Fremont, Cleland and others. Finally, Ulysses S. Grant appears, the general whom Lincoln trusted above all the rest, and the one to whom he gave much of the power of leadership he had withheld from the others. He chose wisely and well, as it turned out.--Book jacket."
"Evaluates Lincoln's ability as a director of war and his influence on the development of a modern command system. From the Trade Paperback edition."
"Evaluates Lincoln's ability as a director of war and his influence on the development of a modern command system. From the Trade Paperback edition."@en
"This book is not a military history, but a story of Lincoln's direction of the War as President and commander in chief."
"Theme is Lincoln as a director of war, and his place in the high command system for this nation."
"Theme is Lincoln as a director of war, and his place in the high command system for this nation."@en