Crucible Of Command

"Each the subject of innumerable biographies, Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee have never before been paired ... (more)

"Each the subject of innumerable biographies, Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee have never before been paired as they are here. Exploring their personalities, their characters, their ethical and moral compasses, and their political and military worlds, William C. Davis, one of America's preeminent historians, uses substantial, newly discovered evidence on both men to find surprising similarities between them, as well as new insights and unique interpretations on how their lives prepared them for the war they fought and influenced how they fought it." --From publisher's description. (less)