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The author explores the personality of this iron-willed commander & brilliant tactician & gives us colorful profiles of the men who served under him. This is the most complete & compelling account to date of the fighting unit so hated by Grant that he ordered any captured Ranger to be summarily executed without trail. -
A marvelous account of the life of a great man – the story of the man behind the myth – his childhood, wartime exploits and controversial post-war views which saw him shunned by the same South who had worshipped him during the conflict. -
One of the best accounts of the ordinary citizen soldier who made up the Confederate Army. -
Vividly portrays the General in his own words and the words of those who knew him. Famous - and not so famous - quotes. -
Admired for his serious sense of duty toward God & man, Lee's lighter side isn't well known to many history buffs. He consistently displayed a good sense of humor, at home and on the battlefield, in letters, at parties and during political events, and even from his sickbed. Compiled here are 125 examples of the width and breadth of Lee's humor, dating from his youth to his last working day as president of Washington College.
