{"product_id":"lincoln-and-his-generals-9780307741967","title":"Lincoln and His Generals","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince it was first published in 1952, \u003ci\u003eLincoln and His Generals\u003c\/i\u003e has remained one of the definitive accounts of Lincoln's wartime leadership. In it T. Harry Williams dramatizes Lincoln's long and frustrating search for an effective leader of the Union Army and traces his transformation from a politician with little military knowledge into a master strategist of the Civil War. Explored in depth are Lincoln's often fraught relationships with generals such as McClellan, Pope, Burnside, Hooker, Fremont, and of course, Ulysses S. Grant. In this superbly written narrative, Williams demonstrates how Lincoln's persistent \"meddling\" into military affairs was crucial to the Northern war effort and utterly transformed the president's role as commander-in-chief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eT. Harry Williams\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Vinegar Hill, Illinois, in 1909. He taught at the universities of Wisconsin, Omaha, and West Virginia before becoming Professor of History of Louisiana State University, and was the author of many books on military and political history. The T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History was established at Louisiana State University in 1992.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50923944083730,"sku":"9780307741967","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_82380f98-53cb-481b-bb8d-44b38a3ab6b9.jpg?v=1738966012","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lincoln-and-his-generals-9780307741967","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}