The Enduring Relevance of Robert E. Lee: The Ideological Warfare Underpinning the American Civil War

by Marshall L. DeRosa

Book Overview

While many people believed that the Confederate States of America was doomed to failure from the start because it was essentially an impracticable theory, Robert E. Lee claimed it was not the government but the leaders that failed. In The Enduring Relevance of Robert E. Lee Marshall L. DeRosa uses the American Civil War and the figure of Robert E. Lee to consider the role of political leadership under extremely difficult circumstances and the proper...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498525385
• ISBN13: 9781498525381
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"