Call of Duty: The Sterling Nobility of Robert E. Lee (Leaders in Action)
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (768 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1888952237 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 332 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Although the Civil War was the bitterest epoch of American experience -- dividing families, sundering communities, and enforcing fierce regional enmity -- Robert E. Lee was admired and respected by partisans from both sides. This volume examines the attributes of life and service that enabled Lee to become a model of leadership for all time.
Five Stars Great book. "fact or fiction?" according to Susan. I've read a number of civil war books. Lee is represented in this book and others as a remarkable and brilliant general, good christian, loving husband and father. Some of the anecdotes, however, left me incredulous. While under fire, he allegedly stopped to put a baby sparrow back in it's nest. Lee was no doubt a brave man, but he wasn't foolhardy nor stupid. this anecdote made me question the veracity of the others in this book. I wished the last half of the book had been incorporated into his life story portion in the first half of the book. Because of the way the author told Lee's story, it seemed to go on and on.. History?? Trash. "Slavery, as it operated in the pervasively Christian society which was the old South, was not an adversarial relationship founded upon racial animosity. In fact, it bred on the whole, not contempt, but, over time, mutual respect. This produced a mutual esteem of the sort that always results when men give themselves to a common cause. The credit for this startling reality must go to the Christian faithThe unity and companionship that existed between the races in the South prior to the war was the fruit of a common faith."Oh really? "United and companionship".That Robert E. Lee was a great man and general is not in dispute. Suggesting