Robert E. Lee
Lessons in Leadership

I would give this 3 1/2 stars if I could. It was a nice, very quick read. Naturally it focusses mainly on the civil war but it does give a few chapters on his life before and after it. I would of liked to have seen more detail in those chapters myself. This being the first biography I have read abou......more

Trudeau is an expert on the Civil War and this time he focuses on the greatest general of the conflict: Lee. Unlike his other books this is a series of snapshots about how Lee covered with his challenges throughout the War. I appreciated the approach and though it was not heavily detailed like Trude......more

I recently finished reading "Robert E. Lee: The Great Generals Series" by Ralph Peters, and I was struck by the complexity and nuance of the man. As a general who is often revered as a hero of the Confederacy, Lee's legacy can be difficult to separate from the mythology that has grown up around him.......more

Robert E. Lee was born and died in Virginia. He was the fifth of his mother’s six children, and he was his mother’s caregiver during periods of sickness which she endured. His father was Henry “Light horse Harry” Lee III, scion of one of Virginia’s First Families, Revolutionary war hero,and governor......more

Quite a bold assessment of Lee, particularly in giving more credit to luck than is common in assessments of his career. But again, as I find in this series, well-written and succinctly argued.......more