Author : Kaltman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2001-11-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0130451266
Genius of Robert E Lee
Kaltman
The Genius Of Robert E Lee
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The Genius of Robert E. Lee
Al Kaltman
Author : Al Kaltman
Publisher : Prentice Hall Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0735201870
The Genius of Robert E. Lee by Al Kaltman Pdf
Applies the Civil War general's philosophy of military leadership to such business management strategies as confronting problems, achieving goals, respecting employees, and proving competence.
Robert E. Lee's Civil War
Bevin Alexander
Author : Bevin Alexander
Publisher : Adams Media
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1999-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 158062135X
Robert E. Lee's Civil War by Bevin Alexander Pdf
Examines the military genius of Robert E. Lee and evaluates the performances of the generals from the North and South, including the military strategies used in the Civil War
How Robert E. Lee Lost the Civil War
Edward H. Bonekemper
Author : Edward H. Bonekemper
Publisher : Sergeant Kirkland's Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1999-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1887901337
How Robert E. Lee Lost the Civil War by Edward H. Bonekemper Pdf
This book challenges the general view that Robert E. Lee was a military genius who staved off inevitable Confederate defeat against insurmountable odds. Instead, the author contends that Lee was responsible for the South's loss in a war it could have won. Instead, as this book demonstrates, Lee unnecessarily went for the win, squandered his irreplaceable troops, and weakened his army so badly that military defeat became inevitable. It describes how Lee's army took 80,000 casualties in Lees first fourteen months of command-while imposing 73,000 casualties on his opponents. With the Confederacy outnumbered four to one, Lee's aggressive strategy and tactics proved to be suicidal. Also described arc Lee's failure to take charge of the battlefield (such as on the second day of Gettysburg), his overly complex and ineffective battle plans (such as those at Antietam and during the Seven Days' campaign), and his vague and ambiguous orders (such as those that deprived him of Jeb Stuart's services for most of Gettysburg). Bonekemper looks beyond Lee's battles in the East and describes how Lee's Virginia-first myopia played a major role in crucial Confederate failures in the West. He itemizes Lee's refusals to provide reinforcements for Vicksburg or Tennessee in mid-1863, his causing James Longstreet to arrive at Chickamauga with only a third of his troops, his idea to move Longstreet away from Chattanooga just before Grant's troops broke through the undeemanned Confederates there, and his failure to reinforce Atlanta in the critical months before the 1864 presidential election. Bonekemper argues that Lee's ultimate failure was his prolonging of the hopeless and bloody slaughter even afterUnion victory had been ensured by a series of events: the fall of Atlanta, the re-election of Lincoln, and the fall of Petersburg and Richmond. Finally, the author explores historians' treatment of Lee, including the deification of him by failed Confederate generals attempting to resurrect their own reputations. Readers will not fred themselves feeling neutral about this stinging critique of the hero of The Lost Cause.
Robert E. Lee: A Biography
Emory M. Thomas
Author : Emory M. Thomas
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1997-06-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780393347326
Robert E. Lee: A Biography by Emory M. Thomas Pdf
"The best and most balanced of the Lee biographies."—New York Review of Books The life of Robert E. Lee is a story not of defeat but of triumph—triumph in clearing his family name, triumph in marrying properly, triumph over the mighty Mississippi in his work as an engineer, and triumph over all other military men to become the towering figure who commanded the Confederate army in the American Civil War. But late in life Lee confessed that he "was always wanting something." In this probing and personal biography, Emory Thomas reveals more than the man himself did. Robert E. Lee has been, and continues to be, a symbol and hero in the American story. But in life, Thomas writes, Lee was both more and less than his legend. Here is the man behind the legend.
A Life of General Robert E. Lee
John Esten Cooke
Author : John Esten Cooke
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781411672543
A Life of General Robert E. Lee by John Esten Cooke Pdf
The military genius of General Robert E Lee is conceded by all; but this does not account for the fact that his very enemies love the man. His private character is the origin of this sentiment. The soldier was great, but the man himself was greater. Those who knew him best loved him the most. The crowning grace of this man, who was thus not only great but good, was the humility and trust in God, which lay at the foundation of his character. He had lived, as he died, with this supreme trust in an overruling and merciful Providence. His faith and humble trust sustained him both through, and after the war. The writer of this biography attempts to present an accurate likeness of Lee, and to narrate clearly the incidents of his career, the aim of the author is to measure out full justice to all--not to arouse old enmities, which should be allowed to slumber, but to treat his subject with the judicial moderation of the student of history.
Cigars, Whiskey and Winning
Al Kaltman
Author : Al Kaltman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2000-04-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0735201633
Cigars, Whiskey and Winning by Al Kaltman Pdf
Long before leadership became identified as the catalyst for corporate success, the Civil War's winning general was showing the world how dynamic leadership is the crucial determinant of victory or defeat.Ulysses S. Grant never sought fame of glory, nor did he try to tie his performance to personal reward. Instead, he concentrated on contribution and service. He looked upon being given increased responsibility not as increasing his power, but as increasing his ability to get the job done. "The great thing about Grant...is his perfect correctness and persistency of purpose." (Abraham Lincoln) In this masterful retelling of Grant's story, Al Kaltman draws on Grant's writings and life experiences to present a series of practical lessons on how to get superior performance from the troops. Going beyond mere "how-to's", Cigars, Whiskey & Winning deals with character traits, core beliefs, and fundamental values to reveal the secrets to becoming a winning leader that are as much about "who to be" as "what to do". And there isn't a chart, table, or checklist in sight-just a handy index of lessons for ready inspiration on demand.
The Marble Man
Thomas Lawrence Connelly
Author : Thomas Lawrence Connelly
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1978-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0807104744
The Marble Man by Thomas Lawrence Connelly Pdf
Robert E. Lee was both a military genius and a spiritual leader, considered by many—southerners and nonsoutherners alike—to have been a near saint. In The Marble Man a leading Civil War military historian examines the hold of Lee on the American mind and traces the campaign in historiography that elevated him to national hero status.
Robert E. Lee, Brave Leader
Rae Bains
Author : Rae Bains
Publisher : Troll Communications
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Generals
ISBN : PSU:000044242206
Robert E. Lee, Brave Leader by Rae Bains Pdf
Traces the life of the highly respected Confederate general, with an emphasis on his difficult boyhood in Virginia.
A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee
John Esten Cooke
Author : John Esten Cooke
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Generals
ISBN : 9781613107812
A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee by John Esten Cooke Pdf
The name of Lee is beloved and respected throughout the world. Men of all parties and opinions unite in this sentiment, not only those who thought and fought with him, but those most violently opposed to his political views and career. It is natural that his own people should love and honor him as their great leader and defender in a struggle of intense bitterness—that his old enemies should share this profound regard and admiration is due solely to the character of the individual. His military genius will always be conceded, and his figure remain a conspicuous landmark in history; but this does not account for the fact that his very enemies love the man. His private character is the origin of this sentiment. The people of the North, no less than the people of the South, feel that Lee was truly great; and the harshest critic has been able to find nothing to detract from this view of him. The soldier was great, but the man himself was greater. No one was ever simpler, truer, or more honest. Those who knew him best loved him the most. Reserved and silent, with a bearing of almost austere dignity, he impressed many persons as cold and unsympathetic, and his true character was long in revealing itself to the world. To-day all men know what his friends knew during his life—that under the grave exterior of the soldier, oppressed with care and anxiety, beat a warm and kindly heart, full of an even extraordinary gentleness and sweetness; that the man himself was not cold, or stiff, or harsh, but patient, forbearing, charitable under many trials of his equanimity, and magnanimous without effort, from the native impulse of his heart. Friend and foe thus to-day regard him with much the same sentiment, as a genuinely honest man, incapable of duplicity in thought or deed, wholly good and sincere, inspired always under all temptations by that prisca fides which purifies and ennobles, and resolutely bent, in the dark hour, as in the bright, on the full performance of his duty. “Duty is the sublimest word in our language,” he wrote to his son; and, if we add that other august maxim, “Human virtue should be equal to human calamity,” we shall have in a few words a summary of the principles which inspired Lee.
Robert E. Lee
Allen C. Guelzo
Author : Allen C. Guelzo
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101912225
Robert E. Lee by Allen C. Guelzo Pdf
A WALL STREET JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the award-winning historian and best-selling author of Gettysburg comes the definitive biography of Robert E. Lee. An intimate look at the Confederate general in all his complexity—his hypocrisy and courage, his inner turmoil and outward calm, his disloyalty and his honor. "An important contribution to reconciling the myths with the facts." —New York Times Book Review Robert E. Lee is one of the most confounding figures in American history. Lee betrayed his nation in order to defend his home state and uphold the slave system he claimed to oppose. He was a traitor to the country he swore to serve as an Army officer, and yet he was admired even by his enemies for his composure and leadership. He considered slavery immoral, but benefited from inherited slaves and fought to defend the institution. And behind his genteel demeanor and perfectionism lurked the insecurities of a man haunted by the legacy of a father who stained the family name by declaring bankruptcy and who disappeared when Robert was just six years old. In Robert E. Lee, the award-winning historian Allen Guelzo has written the definitive biography of the general, following him from his refined upbringing in Virginia high society, to his long career in the U.S. Army, his agonized decision to side with Virginia when it seceded from the Union, and his leadership during the Civil War. Above all, Guelzo captures Robert E. Lee in all his complexity--his hypocrisy and courage, his outward calm and inner turmoil, his honor and his disloyalty.
Robert E. Lee
James I. Robertson, Jr.
Author : James I. Robertson, Jr.
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-15
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781538113493
Robert E. Lee by James I. Robertson, Jr. Pdf
Robert E. Lee is regarded as a brilliant military commander and also for his inspiring achievements on behalf of the new nation in the five years after the Civil War. Robert E. Lee: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works is an historical reference of Lee and his achievements.
The Enduring Relevance of Robert E. Lee
Marshall L. DeRosa
Author : Marshall L. DeRosa
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780739187883
The Enduring Relevance of Robert E. Lee by Marshall L. DeRosa Pdf
The sesquicentennial of the American Civil War presents a unique opportunity to consider the motivation behind General Robert E. Lee’s efforts to defend the Confederacy against his once beloved United States. What will be learned from this book is that General Lee was following in the footsteps of his idol General George Washington. General Lee was not fighting to perpetuate and expand slavery, self-aggrandizement, or military glory. He was fighting for the 1776 principles of government based upon the consent of the governed, the 1789 principles of the rule of law, and for a Judeo-Christian based civilization. While Lee’s military genius and commitment to duty are widely acknowledged, his political acumen is, for the most part, underrated. Master of the art of politics as much as war, which is politics by other means, Lee considered both normative arts concerned with the happiness and noble actions of the citizens. In fact, Lee’s successes and failures on the battlefield were due in large measure to his worldview that if the Confederacy were to survive its citizenry must act nobly. According to Lee, it is in noble actions that human happiness is to be achieved. For Lee, the soldier and citizen performing their respective duties were on the paths to individual happiness and, ultimately, a free and independent CSA. In The Enduring Relevance of Robert E. Lee Marshall L. DeRosa uses the American Civil War and the figure of Robert E. Lee to consider the role of political leadership under extremely difficult circumstances and the proper response to those circumstances. DeRosa examines Lee as a politician rather than just a military leader and finds that many of Lee’s assertions are still relevant today. DeRosa reveals Lee’s insights and his awareness that the victory of the Union over the Confederacy placed America on the path towards the demise of government based upon the consent of the governed, the rule of law, and the Judeo-Christian American civilization.
Robert E. Lee
Facts On File, Incorporated
Author : Facts On File, Incorporated
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Generals
ISBN : 9781438126616
Robert E. Lee by Facts On File, Incorporated Pdf
Robert E. Lee was asked by Abraham Lincoln to take control of the Union army, but he fought for his native Virginia instead. After the South's surrender, Lee supported reconciliation.
Such Troops as These
Bevin Alexander
Author : Bevin Alexander
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780698138193
Such Troops as These by Bevin Alexander Pdf
Acclaimed military historian Bevin Alexander offers a fresh and cogent analysis of Stonewall Jackson’s military genius and reveals how the Civil War might have ended differently if Jackson’s strategies had been adopted. The Civil War of 1861–65 pitted the industrial North against the agricultural South, and remains the most catastrophic conflict in terms of loss of life in American history. With triple the population and eleven times the industry, the Union had a decided advantage over the Confederacy in terms of direct conflict and conventional warfare. One general had the vision of an alternative approach that could win the War for the South—his name was Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson. It was Jackson’s strategy to always strike at the Union’s vulnerabilities, not to challenge its power directly. He won a campaign against the North with a force only a quarter of the size of the Union army, and he was the first commander to recognize the overwhelming defensive power of the new rifles and cannons. With most of its military forces on the offensive in the South, the North was left virtually undefended on its own turf. Jackson believed invading the eastern states along the great industrial corridor from Baltimore to Maine could divide and cripple the Union, forcing surrender. But he failed to convince Confederate president Jefferson Davis or General Robert E. Lee of the viability of his plan. In Such Troops as These, Bevin Alexander presents a compelling case for Stonewall Jackson as a supreme military strategist and the greatest general in American history. Fiercely dedicated to the cause of Southern independence, Jackson would not live to see the end of the War. But his military legacy lives on and finds fitting tribute in this book.