Lee How I Learned to Hate Robert E. Lee

[jay gale]

Korda's book on Grant was horrible. I suspect this one is horrible as well.

agreed, the Grant book was bad. I saw this one the other day but made note of the author, I'm gonna have to think about this one.

 

[Sons of Liberty]

He had me right up to "The fire-eaters were a minority then, as the Tea Partiers (their spiritual descendants) are today, but like today's Tea Party they promoted extremist agendas and pounded down on wedge issues that sundered the nation and very nearly destroyed it."
WHAT?!!
Please no modern politics folks, but puh-lease.

Gag! Sounds like another sub-texting, agenda driven author trying to make a buck.

 

[Copperhead-mi]

Gag! Sounds like another sub-texting, agenda driven author trying to make a buck.

That was not from the author of the book but rather the author of the opinion piece.

 

[Nathanb1]

That was not from the author of the book but rather the author of the opinion piece.

But other than that, yes. He obviously doesn't get the whole concept of war and winning vs losing. He's probably satisfied with the draw vs. Portugal today.