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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789161203321

Autore

DeRosa Marshall L. <1955->

Titolo

The enduring relevance of Robert E. Lee : the ideological warfare underpinning the American Civil War / / Marshall L. DeRosa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

0-7391-8788-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Disciplina

355.0092

B

Soggetti

Secession - Southern States

Generals - Confederate States of America

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Causes

United States Politics and government 1857-1861

Southern States Politics and government 1775-1865

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Defense of Traditional American Principles -- Confederate Constitutional Principles -- Political Obligation in a Federal Republic -- The Discerning Christian -- Lee's Two-front War -- Lee under Hostile Political Fire.

Sommario/riassunto

While many people believed that the Confederate States of America was doomed to failure from the start because it was essentially an impracticable theory, Robert E. Lee claimed it was not the government but the leaders that failed. In The Enduring Relevance of Robert E. Lee Marshall L. DeRosa uses the American Civil War and the figure of Robert E. Lee to consider the role of political leadership under extremely difficult circumstances and the proper response to those circumstances. DeRosa examines Lee as a politician rather tha