β Scribed by Brands, H W
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From New York Times bestselling author H. W. Brands, a masterful biography of the Civil War general and two-term president who saved the Union twice, on the battlefield and in the White House, holding the country together at two critical turning points in our history.
Ulysses Grant rose from obscurity to discover he had a genius for battle, and he propelled the Union to victory in the Civil War. After Abraham Lincoln's assassination and the disastrous brief presidency of Andrew Johnson, America turned to Grant again to unite the country, this time as president. In Brands's sweeping, majestic full biography, Grant emerges as a heroic figure who was fearlessly on the side of right. He was a beloved commander in the field but willing to make the troop sacrifices necessary to win the war, even in the face of storms of criticism. He worked valiantly to protect the rights of freedmen in the South; Brands calls him the last presidential defender of black civil... Ο‘μ―¦λ
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A dual biography and a fresh approach to the always compelling subject of these two iconic leadersβhow they fashioned a distinctly American war, and a lasting peace, that fundamentally changed our nation
EDITORIAL REVIEW: This is the second volume of Mr Milligan's reminiscences of World War II.