La guerra di Lincoln

This is a concise, well-written primer on Abraham Lincoln and his conduct in waging the Civil War, that hits upon all the important points with clear explanations and analysis. There’s nothing bad about it, per se, but I found it rather too concise and elementary, and didn’t think it really lived up Leggi tutto

This book, well written, is authored by the eminent historian James McPherson. The focus is plainly stated at the outset (Page xiv): "In the vast literature on our sixteenth president, however, the amount of attention devoted to his role as commander in chief is disproportionately smaller than the a Leggi tutto

From an acclaimed Civil War historian comes this nuanced look at Lincoln as commander-in-chief of the nation's military. The book focuses on some of the struggles the president faced during the war and the tough decisions he had to make regarding military affairs as well as civil liberties and Const Leggi tutto

Mr McPherson has presented a very different view of the genius that was Lincoln. Now known for his emancipation proclaimation, Lincoln did not advance freeing the slaves as his first priority during his administration. Instead, his driving ambition was union, and he was willing to fight to save the

Disappointing; the book offers far too much linear, chronological narrative, and far too little thematic analysis of Lincoln's performance, his decisionmaking, and his evolution as a wartime commander-in-chief. This is an adequate work of introductory popular history, but there is little here of any Leggi tutto

I’ve read a few books about Lincoln and probably 40 books on the Civil War but still felt like I would enjoy a book specific to Lincoln as Commander in Chief. To Civil War buffs this book has a lot that is familiar with Lincoln’s frustrations over his generals delays and his perceived lack of urgenc Leggi tutto

Given that there are at least a good 14,000 books that have been written about Abraham Lincoln, it is nonetheless remarkable that his role as commander and chief has received considerably less attention than other aspects of his life and presidency and behavior, not least because it was his job as c Leggi tutto

http://bestpresidentialbios.com/2014/... “Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief” is James McPherson’s 2008 biography focused on Lincoln’s role as the nation’s chief military strategist and tactician during the Civil War. McPherson is a historian, Professor Emeritus of History at Princet Leggi tutto