Clouds of Glory

New York Times bestselling author Michael Korda s fresh, contemporary single volume historical biography of General Robert E Lee perhaps the most famous and least understood legend in American history and one of our most admired heroes.Michael Korda, author of Ulysses S Grant and the bestsellers Ike and Hero, paints a vivid and admiring portrait of Lee as a brilliant general, a devoted family man, and principled gentleman who disliked slavery and disagreed with secession, yet who refused command of the Union Army in 1861 because he could not draw his sword against his beloved Virginia.Well rounded and realistic, Clouds of Glory analyzes Lee s command during the Civil War and explores his responsibility for the fatal stalemate at Antietam, his defeat at Gettysburg as well the many troubling controversies still surrounding it and ultimately, his failed strategy for winning the war As Korda shows, Lee s dignity, courage, leadership, and modesty made him a hero on both sides of the Mason Dixon Line and a revered American icon who is recognized today as the nation s preeminent military leader Clouds of Glory features dozens of stunning illustrations, some never before seen, including twelve pages of color, twenty four pages of black and white, and nearly fifty in text battle maps. Best Download [ Clouds of Glory ] By [ Michael Korda ] – kino-fada.fr His place in history is unique a Caesar without his ambition a Frederick without his tyranny a Napoleon without his selfishness and a Washington without his reward Another one of those fascinating things about General Robert E Lee is that the only insignia of rank he ever wore was the three stars of a Colonel This was the final rank he achieved before resigning as an officer in the American Army.The South certainly conferred sainthood upon Robert E Lee during the war, after the war, an His place in history is unique a Caesar without his ambition a Frederick without his tyranny a Napoleon without his selfishness and a Washington without his reward Another one of those fascinating things about General Robert E Lee is that the only insignia of rank he ever wore was the three stars of a Colonel This was the final rank he achieved before resigning as an officer in the American Army.The South certainly conferred sainthood upon Robert E Lee during the war, after the war, and onward into perpetuity It wasn t just the South Even while the war was still raging many in the North looked on him withthan just respect, but somethinglike reverence There were many that wished he had taken the commission that the old warhorse Winfield Scott offered him in 1861 Someone else may have emerged from the South, but Lee is possibly the perfect example of where one man can make a difference ...He was a foe without hate a friend without treachery a soldier without cruelty a victor without oppression, and a victim without murmuring He was a public officer without vices a private citizen without wrong a neighbor without reproach a Christian without hypocrisy, and a man without guile He was a Caesar, without his ambition Frederick, without his tyranny Napoleon, without his selfishness, and Washington, without ...Bring on the opposing view to the US Civil War during this forty days of biography reading, which takes me into the life of Robert E Lee Contrasting nicely with a previous biography of Ulysses Grant, I was permitted to see some of their similarities, while also noticing that the path leading them to Appomattox could not have beendifferent Allowing Michael Korda to take the reader through the man and his personal divergent The story ebbs and flows effectively, while permitting Lee to em Bring on the opposing view to the US Civil War during this forty days of biography reading, which takes me into the life of Robert E Lee Contrasting nicely with a previous biography of Ulysses Grant, I was permitted to see some of their similarities, while also noticing that the path leading them to Appomattox could not have beendifferent Allowing Michael Korda to take the reader through the man and his personal divergent The story ebbs and flows effectively, while permitting Lee to emerge as a person who isthan his Civil War infamy Korda professes that Lee can be seen as a great man, a hesitant C...This is an other great read The history is very sound and the author brings it to life on the pages I recommend this to all American history buffs Enjoy and Be Blessed DiamondA horrible, ethically challenged book that s also not that new, not that goodKorda s treatment of the Seven Days campaign is the only good think in this book, but not enough to save it from a 1 star rating.First, despite the volume of endnotes, there s really not a lot of depth, so it s not that new in that way That s especially true of him never referring by name to a 2007 Lee biography which is much newer than his, especially in matters off the battlefield I find Korda s editors to be flat A horrible, ethically challenged book that s also not that new, not that goodKorda s treatment of the Seven Days campaign is the only g...The problem in much historical writing is that the writing comes second to the research and therefore the most prominent books are by researchers rather than writers In other words you get a 500 800 pages of dull prose with a story trying to escape Those kinds of books might hold new revelations and ideas, but you have to trudge through a lot of pedestrian prose to get there I hate research so I can respect the amount of work that goes into nonfiction writing, but I m also just a guy that wan The problem in much historical writing is that the writing comes second to the research and therefore the most prominent books are by researchers rather than writers In other words you get a 500 800 pages of dull prose with a story trying to escape Those kinds of books might hold new revelations ...As the title Clouds of Glory suggests, this book brings some drizzle on the pristine image of the man who came to symbolize the Confederate cause While he clearly admires Lee, Korda shows him to be an accidental general giving unclear and sometimes contradictory orders and not being able to handle face to face confrontation.Korda shows how Lee s world view was shaped by his family which was very much entwined with leading Virginia families, particularly the Curtis s and the Washington s The As the title Clouds of Glory suggests, this book brings some drizzle on the pristine image of the man who came to symbolize the Confederate cause While he clearly admires Lee, Korda shows him to be an accidental general giving unclear and sometimes contradictory orders and not being able to handle face to face confrontation.Korda shows how Lee s world view was shaped by his family which was very much entwined with leading Virginia families, particularly the Curtis s and the Washington s The young man s images of his always absent, always broke father surely contrasted with those of the impeccable founder of the new nation Lee and his mother engineered his appointment to West Point without this free education Lee would never have gone to college While he while diligently worked in the Army Corps of Engineers on assignments as diverse as reworking the Mississippi River which was fundamental to the growth of Saint Louis to building and repairing roads, forts and other military support As a...Robert E Lee has always been a curious figure in American Civil War history More than anyone else he represented the Confederacy, both during the war and after it Lee became the Confederacy s secular saint, part of its central myth and legacy Yet even whilst the Confederate States and all that they stood for are rightfully regarded by history as morally indefensible, Lee has somehow always avoided that opprobrium Even during and immediately after the war, when one would have expecte...This was an excellent book The only reason I gave it four instead of five stars was because the battle scenes became way too tedious for me I cannot begin to write a review that is worthy of the information and detail in this book My favorite parts were the descriptio...When events surrounding the removal of a Robert E Lee statue in Charlottesville lead to it being selected as the site of a Unite the Right rally on August 12, 2017, I thought I should read something about Robert E Lee I did not have any particularly significant selection criteria in picking this book But the author does seem particularly positively inclined to Mr Lee.I was surprised to find that ...

• English
• 07 December 2017
Michael Korda
• Hardcover
• 785 pages
• 0062116290
• Michael Korda
• Clouds of Glory