Robert E. Lee: Lessons in Leadership (Great Generals)

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 Robert E. Lee was a complicated man and military figure. From his birth as the son of a celebrated and tragic Revolutionary War hero to his career after the Civil War when he led by example to heal the terrible wounds of the conflict there is much to learn from this celebrated general. In just three years of service he directed the Confederacys most renowned fighting force the famed Army of Northern Virginia through a series of battles including Second Manassas Antietam and Gettysburg which have since come to define combat in the Civil War.. Here for the first time Noah Andre Trudeau follows the generals Civil War path with a special emphasis on Lees changing set of personal values as the conflict wended through four bloody years and explores his famous skills as a crafty and daring tactician.