{"product_id":"grant-and-lee-edward-h-bonekemper-9781621570103","title":"Grant and Lee: Victorious American and Vanquished Virginian","description":"\u003ci\u003eGrant and Lee: Victorious American and Vanquished Virginian\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive, multi-theater, war-long comparison of the command skills of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. Written by Edward H. Bonekemper III, \u003ci\u003eGrant and Lee\u003c\/i\u003e clarifies the impact both generals had on the outcome of the Civil War--namely, the assistance that Lee provided to Grant by Lee's excessive casualties in Virginia, the consequent drain of Confederate resources from Grant's battlefronts, and Lee's refusal and delay of reinforcements to the combat areas where Grant was operating. The reader will be left astounded by the level of aggression both generals employed to secure victory for their respective causes, as Bonekemper demonstrates that Grant was a national general whose tactics were consistent with acheiving Union victory, whereas Lee's own priorities constantly undermined the Confederacy's chances of winning the war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBuilding on detailed accounts of both generals' major campaigns and battles, this book provides a detailed comparison of the primary military and personal traits of the two men. That analysis supports the preface discussion and the chapter-by-chapter conclusions that Grant did what the North needed to do to win the war: be aggressive, eliminate enemy armies, and do so with minimal casualties (154,000), while Lee was too offensive for the undermanned Confederacy, suffered intolerable casualties (209,000), and allowed his obsession with the Commonwealth of Virginia to obscure the broader interests of the Confederacy. In addition, readers will find interest in the 18 highly detailed and revealing battle maps, as well as in a comprehensive set of appendices that describes the casualties incurred by each army, battle by battle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward H. Bonekemper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 162157010X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621570103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Regnery History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 2.10d","brand":"Edward H. Bonekemper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46838329508095,"sku":"9781621570103","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e47ae4b4-192b-429d-a963-735ae9d6232b.jpg?v=1746589490","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/grant-and-lee-edward-h-bonekemper-9781621570103","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}