LEADER 03446nam 2200505 450 001 9910798723603321 005 20170714162034.0 010 $a1-63388-246-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000895219 035 $a(DLC) 2016029001 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5890601 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000895219 100 $a20190930d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cn$2rdamedia 183 $anc$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBattle of wills $eUlysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and the last year of the Civil War /$fDavid Alan Johnson 210 1$aAmherst, New York :$cPrometheus Books,$d[2016] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource 311 $a1-63388-245-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $a"Historians have long analyzed the battles and the military strategies that brought the American Civil War to an end. Going beyond tactics and troop maneuvers, this book concentrates on the characters of the two opposing generals--Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant--showing how their different temperaments ultimately determined the course of the war. As author David Alan Johnson explains, Grant's dogged and fearless determination eventually gained the upper hand over Lee's arguably superior military brilliance. Delving into their separate upbringings, the book depicts Grant as a working-class man from Ohio and Lee as a Virginia aristocrat. Both men were strongly influenced by their fathers. Grant learned a lesson in determination as he watched his father overcome economic hardships to make a successful living as a tanner and leather goods dealer. By contrast, Lee did his best to become the polar opposite of his father, a man whose bankruptcy and imprisonment for unpaid debts brought disgrace upon the family. Lee cultivated a manner of unimpeachable respectability and patrician courtesy, which in the field of battle did not always translate into decisive orders. Underscoring the tragedy of this fratricidal conflict, the author recounts episodes from the earlier Mexican war (1846-1848), when Grant and Lee and many other officers who would later oppose each other were comrades in arms. This vivid narrative brings to life a crucial turning point in American history, showing how character and circumstances combined to have a decisive influence on the course of events"--$cProvided by publisher. 330 $a"Shows how the outcome of the Civil War was influenced by the opposing commanders' different backgrounds, personalities, and outlooks"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aGenerals$vBiography 606 $aHISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)$2bisacsh 606 $aHISTORY / United States / 19th Century$2bisacsh 606 $aHISTORY / Military / United States$2bisacsh 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yCivil War, 1861-1865$xCampaigns 615 0$aGenerals 615 7$aHISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877). 615 7$aHISTORY / United States / 19th Century. 615 7$aHISTORY / Military / United States. 676 $a973.8/2092 686 $aHIS036050$aHIS036040$aHIS027110$2bisacsh 700 $aJohnson$b David Alan$f1950-$01476270 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910798723603321 996 $aBattle of wills$93760057 997 $aUNINA