Tried by war : Abraham Lincoln as commander in chief / James M. McPherson.

New York : Penguin Press, 2008.

1 online resource

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.

Internet Archive collection.

English

May 07, 2020

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-314) and index.