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" Crucible of commmand : "
William C. Davis.
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568059
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b397278
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Davis, William C.,1946-
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Crucible of commmand : : Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee -- the war they fought, the peace they forged /\ William C. Davis.
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xxi, 629 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :: illustrations, maps ;; 24 cm
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9780306822452
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: 0306822458
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9780306822469
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 593-607) and index.
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Icons -- Sons and fathers -- School of the soldier -- Fighting on the same side -- Times of trial -- A crisis made for them -- "What has become of Gen. Lee?", "Who is General Grant?" -- Lee frustrated and Grant victorious -- Shiloh and sevens -- Lee victorious and Grant frustrated -- "What have we to live for if not victories?" -- Two rivers to cross -- July 1863 -- Hints of the inevitable -- "If defeated nothing will be left us to live for" -- "A mere question of time" -- Meeting again -- Grant and Lee in 1868 -- The last meeting.
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Grant, Ulysses S., (Ulysses Simpson),1822-1885.
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Lee, Robert E., (Robert Edward),1807-1870.
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Grant, Ulysses S., (Ulysses Simpson),1822-1885.
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Lee, Robert E., (Robert Edward),1807-1870.
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United States.
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Confederate States of America.
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Confederate States of America.
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United States.
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American Civil War (1861-1865)
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Generals-- United States, Biography.
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Generals-- Confederate States of America, Biography.
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Generals.
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United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Biography.
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United States.
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United States, Confederate States of America.
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Crucible of command
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