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- 2010044569 abstract "President Lincoln used his own weapons--his words--to fight the Civil War as brilliantly as any general who ever took the field. In Lincoln on War, historian Harold Holzer gathers and interprets Lincoln's speeches, letters, memoranda, orders, telegrams, and casual remarks, organizing them chronologically and allowing readers to experience Lincoln's growth from an eager young Indian War officer to a middle-aged dove congressman to a surprisingly hardened and determined hawk as the Union's commander-in-chief. We observe a man willing to sacrifice life and treasure in unprecedented quantities, to risk wounding the pride of vain generals, and even to mislead the public if it meant the preservation of an unbreakable union of states, the destruction of slavery, and the restoration of America as an example to inspire the world. This volume covers strategy; tactics; the endless hiring, sustaining, motivating, and dismissal of commanders; military discipline; and military technology. Modern commanders-in-chief have repeatedly quoted Lincoln to justify their own wars, so it behooves us as citizens to know Lincoln's record well. From masterpieces such as the Gettysburg Address to lesser-known meditations on God's purposes, Lincoln on War is the first book to highlight exclusively Lincoln's sublime and enduring words on war.--From publisher description.".
- 2010044569 alternative "Works. Selections. 2011".
- 2010044569 contributor B11790108.
- 2010044569 contributor B11790109.
- 2010044569 coverage "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns Sources.".
- 2010044569 coverage "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Communications Sources.".
- 2010044569 coverage "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Moral and ethical aspects Sources.".
- 2010044569 created "c2011.".
- 2010044569 date "2011".
- 2010044569 date "c2011.".
- 2010044569 dateCopyrighted "c2011.".
- 2010044569 description "Includes index.".
- 2010044569 description "President Lincoln used his own weapons--his words--to fight the Civil War as brilliantly as any general who ever took the field. In Lincoln on War, historian Harold Holzer gathers and interprets Lincoln's speeches, letters, memoranda, orders, telegrams, and casual remarks, organizing them chronologically and allowing readers to experience Lincoln's growth from an eager young Indian War officer to a middle-aged dove congressman to a surprisingly hardened and determined hawk as the Union's commander-in-chief. We observe a man willing to sacrifice life and treasure in unprecedented quantities, to risk wounding the pride of vain generals, and even to mislead the public if it meant the preservation of an unbreakable union of states, the destruction of slavery, and the restoration of America as an example to inspire the world. This volume covers strategy; tactics; the endless hiring, sustaining, motivating, and dismissal of commanders; military discipline; and military technology. Modern commanders-in-chief have repeatedly quoted Lincoln to justify their own wars, so it behooves us as citizens to know Lincoln's record well. From masterpieces such as the Gettysburg Address to lesser-known meditations on God's purposes, Lincoln on War is the first book to highlight exclusively Lincoln's sublime and enduring words on war.--From publisher description.".
- 2010044569 extent "xxvi, 304 p. :".
- 2010044569 identifier "1565123786".
- 2010044569 identifier "9781565123786".
- 2010044569 issued "2011".
- 2010044569 issued "c2011.".
- 2010044569 language "eng".
- 2010044569 publisher "Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill,".
- 2010044569 spatial "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns Sources.".
- 2010044569 spatial "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Communications Sources.".
- 2010044569 spatial "United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Moral and ethical aspects Sources.".
- 2010044569 spatial "United States".
- 2010044569 subject "973.7 22".
- 2010044569 subject "E457.92 2011".
- 2010044569 subject "Executive power United States History 19th century Sources.".
- 2010044569 subject "Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Military leadership Sources.".
- 2010044569 title "Lincoln on war / edited and with an introduction by Harold Holzer.".
- 2010044569 title "Works. Selections. 2011".
- 2010044569 type "text".