Lincoln and His Admirals

by Craig L. Symonds

Book Overview

Abraham Lincoln began his presidency admitting that he knew "but little of ships," but he quickly came to preside over the largest national armada to that time, not eclipsed until World War I. Written by naval historian Craig L. Symonds, Lincoln and His Admirals unveils an aspect of Lincoln's presidency unexamined by historians until now, revealing how he managed the men who ran the naval side of the Civil War, and how the activities of the Union...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195310225
• ISBN13: 9780195310221
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"