Tried by war
Subtitle: Abraham Lincoln as commander in chief
By: James M. McPherson.
Publisher: Penguin Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 329
ISBN-13: 9781594201912
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Military leadership; Executive power -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Presidents -- United States -- Biography; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865
Genres: Biography.
Description: Evaluates Lincoln's talents as a commander in chief in spite of limited military experience, tracing the ways in which he worked with, or against, his senior commanders to defeat the Confederacy and reshape the presidential role.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.