Robert E. Lee: Lessons in Leadership

by Noah Andre Trudeau

Book Overview

An insightful new account, Robert E. Lee delivers a fresh perspective that leads to a greater understanding of one of the most studied and yet enigmatic military figures in American history.General... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230613667
• ISBN13: 9780230613669
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent short biography

Robert E. Lee by Noah Andre Trudeau is an excellent short biography of the career and leadership of one of the war's finest gentleman warriors. While not heavy in detail, it provides some details and analysis left out of many longer biographies, putting the pieces together, from a non-traditional viewpoint, that of the South. Many biographies and civil war histories are written from the perspective of the North. Trudeau tells Lee's story, with a balanced approach neither painting Lee with the unreasonable strokes of pure genius, nor paying undue attention to his failures. Lee is portrayed as an exceptionally charismatic leader capable of inspiring great confidence and great heroism in his men, but one who also possesses occasional weaknesses and is capable of errors in judgment. Lee is also portrayed as a man of great integrity, forced to choose between competing loyalties. I found this particular biography to be a great pleasure to read, and highly recommend it as additional reading along with longer and more detailed writings.