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"James M. McPhersonāsĀ Tried by WarĀ is a perfect primer . . . for anyone who wishes to underĀstand the evolution of the presidentās role as commander in chief. Few histoĀrians write as well as McPherson, and none evoke the sound of battle with greater clarity."Ā āThe New York Timesā¦
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Abraham Lincoln is the subject of hundreds of books, but no historian has ever before explored his role specifically as Commander-in-Chief and how he not only grew into that role but triumphed at it. Well-read in military strategy and possessing a sophisticated grasp of strategy itself, Lincoln was all too often way ahead of his dithering generals who failed to take advantage of their successes with an eye toward bringing the war to an earlier conclusion. With a very hands-on approach, Abraham Lincoln persisted in pushing the army always to do more, to be more, while learning from battlefield mistakesā¦
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