{"product_id":"lees-lieutenants-3-volume-abridged-a-study-in-command-paperback","title":"Lees Lieutenants 3 Volume Abridged: A Study in Command - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas Southall Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen W. Sears\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA towering landmark in Civil War literature, long considered one of the great masterpieces of military history -- now available in a one-volume abridgment.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLee's Lieutenants: A Study in Command\u003c\/i\u003e is the most colorful and popular of Douglas Southall Freeman's works. A sweeping narrative that presents a multiple biography against the flame-shot background of the American Civil War, it is the story of the great figures of the Army of Northern Virginia who fought under Robert E. Lee. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Freeman describes the early rise and fall of General Beauregard, the developing friction between Jefferson Davis and Joseph E. Johnston, the emergence and failure of a number of military charlatans, and the triumphs of unlikely men at crucial times. He also describes the rise of the legendary \"Stonewall\" Jackson and traces his progress in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign and into Richmond amid the acclaim of the South. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Confederacy won resounding victories throughout the war, but seldom easily or without tremendous casualties. Death was always on the heels of fame, but the men who survived -- among them Jackson, Longstreet, and Ewell -- developed as commanders and men. \u003ci\u003eLee's Lieutenants\u003c\/i\u003e follows these men to the costly battle at Gettysburg, through the deepening twilight of the South's declining military might, and finally to the collapse of Lee's command and his formal surrender in 1865. To his unparalleled descriptions of men and operations, Dr. Freeman adds an insightful analysis of the lessons learned and their bearing upon the future military development of the nation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccessible at last in a one-volume edition abridged by noted Civil War historian Stephen W. Sears, \u003ci\u003eLee's Lieutenants\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for all Civil War buffs, students of war, and admirers of the historian's art as practiced at its very highest level.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDouglas Southall Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1886, the son of a Confederate soldier. After receiving a Ph.D. in history from Johns Hopkins University at the age of twenty-two, he embarked on a newspaper career. He was named the editor of the \u003ci\u003eRichmond News Leader\u003c\/i\u003e at the age of twenty-nine, a post he would hold for thirty-four years. In 1915, Freeman was commissioned to write a one-volume biography of Robert E. Lee; twenty years later, his four-volume \u003ci\u003eR. E. Lee\u003c\/i\u003e won the Pulitzer Prize. The three volumes of \u003ci\u003eLee's Lieutenants\u003c\/i\u003e took him a relatively modest eight years to complete. He won another Pulitzer Prize for his six-volume biography of George Washington, which he finished only hours before his death in 1953.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 912\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760748560672,"sku":"9781451656435","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f23f2cb1cca1db7a296431a32182e3b8.webp?v=1780188837","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lees-lieutenants-3-volume-abridged-a-study-in-command-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}