Lincoln and the Military (John F. Marszalek - LL) swords a war to end slavery

a war to end slavery

He was willing to kill and die for something modern Americans unanimously agree was a just cause

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but is so riddled with flaws as to be unreliable

Lincoln and the Military (John F. Marszalek - LL) swords a war to end slaveryLincoln and the Military (Concise Lincoln Library) by John Marszalek When Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States in 1860, he came into office with practically no experience in military strategy and tactics. Consequently, at the start of the Civil War, he depended on leading military men to teach him how to manage warfare. As the war continued and Lincoln matured as a military leader, however, he no longer relied on the advice of