Robert E Lee And His High Command Gary W Gallagher by Gary W. Gallagher 9781565858510, 9791565858519, 1565858514 instant download after payment.

Course Overview-Few events have captivated students of American history like the Civil War. Its battles are analyzed repeatedly, studied and "what-ifed" by professional tacticians and tireless amateurs. Its profoundly dramatic implications and moments have no parallels in our history, whether it be friend fighting friend, the end of slavery, or an entire society and way of life burned away, sometimes literally. The war's most striking personalities seem somehow magnified—and few among those personalities have ever held our attention like General Robert Edward Lee.An Embodiment of the Confederacy Itself-With his Army of Northern Virginia, he came to embody the cause of the Confederacy itself, inspiring a commitment from troops and civilians that eventually overshadowed even those given to its political leaders and institutions.Answers to the Most-Asked Questions about Lee

This course addresses and answers the most-asked questions about Robert E. Lee and the men he chose to serve under him:

• What was Lee actually like?
• Was he someone whose character and ideas—as some have claimed—were mired in the past?
• Was he really an "old-fashioned" general who was too much of a traditionalist and gentleman to fight the kind of modern, ruthless war demanded by the times?
• Or was he a brilliant and aggressive strategist and tactician who understood exactly the kind of war he would need to wage, the size of his window of opportunity, and the kind of senior officers he would need if his strategy was to succeed?
• How did he choose those officers, and what personal and tactical characteristics did they share?
• What experiences shaped them?
• Why did they succeed or fail?

• How did what happened on the war’s extraordinarily bloody battlefields influence public opinion on the home fronts of both the Confederacy and the Union?
• And how did that opinion, in turn, shape the actions of Lee and his officers?