Lincoln And His Generals By T harry Williams

1952 Hardcover first edition

Alfred a Knopf

Good condition

Biography

Lincoln and His Generals, by T. Harry Williams (1952), is a classic book that details Abraham Lincoln's evolution as a wartime commander-in-chief, arguing he was a superior strategist who found success through persistent involvement with his generals, despite initial military inexperience. The book chronicles his frustrating search for effective leaders like McClellan, Pope, and Hooker, and his eventual partnership with Ulysses S. Grant, demonstrating how his "meddling" was crucial to the Union victory.