Description: Further DetailsTitle: Conflict of CommandCondition: NewSubtitle: George McClellan, Abraham Lincoln, and the Politics of WarEAN: 9780807179772ISBN: 9780807179772Publisher: Louisiana State University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 08/31/2023Description: The fraught relationship between Abraham Lincoln and George McClellan is well known, so much so that many scholars rarely question the standard narrative casting the two as foils, with the Great Emancipator inevitably coming out on top over his supposedly feckless commander. In Conflict of Command, acclaimed Civil War historian George C. Rable rethinks that stance, providing a new understanding of the interaction between the president and his leading wartime general by reinterpreting the political aspects of their partnership.Rable pays considerable attention to Lincoln's cabinet, Congress, and newspaper editorials, revealing the role each played in shaping the dealings between the two men. While he surveys McClellan's military campaigns as commander of the Army of the Potomac, Rable focuses on the political fallout of the fighting rather than the tactical details. This broadly conceived approach highlights the army officers and enlisted men who emerged as citizen-soldiers and political actors.Most accounts of the Lincoln-McClellan feud solely examine one of the two individuals, and the vast majority adopt a steadfast pro-Lincoln position. Taking a more neutral view, Rable deftly shows how the relationship between the two developed in a political context and ultimately failed spectacularly, profoundly altering the course of the Civil War itself.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmAuthor: George C. Rable, T. Michael ParrishGenre: Law & PoliticsTopic: Military History, HistoryItem Weight: 272gBook Series: Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil WarRelease Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Conflict of Command
Title: Conflict of Command
Subtitle: George McClellan, Abraham Lincoln, and the Politics of War
EAN: 9780807179772
ISBN: 9780807179772
Release Date: 08/31/2023
Release Year: 2023
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Series: Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War
Book Title: Conflict of Command : George Mcclellan, Abraham Lincoln, and the Politics of War
Number of Pages: 496 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: LSU Press
Topic: Military / Strategy, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Presidents & Heads of State, United States / General
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2023
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 21.7 Oz
Item Length: 9.5 in
Author: George C. Rable
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Hardcover
