First published 2009
Noah Andre Trudeau examines the complex military career of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. The author traces Lee's journey from his origins as son of a Revolutionary War hero through his three years commanding the Army of Northern Virginia. Trudeau focuses on how Lee's personal values shifted during four years of bloody conflict while analyzing his tactical brilliance in major battles like Second Manassas, Antietam, and Gettysburg. The book explores Lee's post-war efforts to help heal the nation's wounds through personal example. Trudeau presents Lee as both a crafty military strategist and an enigmatic figure whose character evolved under the pressures of war. This account offers readers new insights into one of America's most studied yet mysterious military leaders.
Genres: biography, american-civil-war, historical, historical-fiction, 20th-century, american, 19th-century, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: character-study, historical-figures
Setting: Army of Northern Virginia
Period: Civil War
256 pages · Hardcover · St. Martin's Press