Battle of Wills: Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and the Last Year of the Civil War

by David Alan Johnson

Book Overview

Historians have long analyzed the battles and the military strategies that brought the American Civil War to an end. Going beyond tactics and troop maneuvers, this book concentrates on the characters of the two opposing generals--Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant--showing how their different temperaments ultimately determined the course of the war. As author David Alan Johnson explains, Grant's dogged and fearless determination eventually gained...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1633882454
• ISBN13: 9781633882454
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"