The Military Genius Of Abraham Lincoln

This work examines Lincoln's influence on the strategy of the Civil War and proves convincingly that Lincoln chose good generals and that he was an excellent, if completely unconventional, strategist. The author Brigadier C. R. Ballard, was a British General who saw much service in South Africa and the First World War before being seriously wounded during the battle of the Somme in 1916. "IF ONE wishes to know something about one's own country, it is often a very good idea to ask a foreigner wha