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Language: en
Pages: 372
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-10-07 - Publisher: Penguin
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Language: en
Pages: 285
Pages: 285
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-05-11 - Publisher: St. Martin's Press
There was no more remarkable pair in the Civil War than Abraham Lincoln and George McClellan. At only 35 years old, McClellan commanded the Ohio troops early in
Language: en
Pages: 161
Pages: 161
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
This book examines Lincoln's leadership by assessing his decision-making process and patterns in shaping military strategy, political affairs, and religious int
Language: en
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-04 - Publisher: LSU Press
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