Taken at the Flood: Robert E. Lee and Confederate Strategy in the Maryland Campaign of 1862
This is a tour de force challenging much of the conventional wisdom, both pro- and anti-Lee. Mr. Harsh's signal contribution to understanding this campaign, and by extension to the war as a whole, is to transcend issues of personality--"Robert the Bold vs. George the Timid"--in order to focus on strategic considerations.  --The Washington Times, November 13, 1999