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Christian D. Orr, a senior defense editor and former Air Force Security Forces officer, evaluates the "frustrating lethargy" of the Union’s early high command...
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Christian D. Orr, a senior defense editor and former Air Force Security Forces officer, evaluates the "frustrating lethargy" of the Union’s early high command...
Summary and Key Points: Stephen Silver, an award-winning national security journalist, analyzes the strategic use of presidential power by Abraham Lincoln. -While the “test...
Summary and Key Points: Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant emerged as the Union’s most aggressive leader, earning the nickname “Unconditional Surrender” after his decisive...
Summary and Key Points – The Tragedy That Created Mark Twain: How Samuel Clemens Survived the Frontier -Mark Twain is remembered as America’s greatest...
Summary and Key Points: A popular “Quote of the Day” line often attributed to Abraham Lincoln—“I am not bound to win…”—has no documentary evidence...
Synopsis: The famous quote, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power,” is widely...
Abraham Lincoln entered office as secession tore the country apart. After Confederate fire on Fort Sumter, he mobilized the Union, expanded federal wartime powers,...
Summary and Key Points: The famous quote, “The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend,” is often attributed to...
Summary and Key Points: Abraham Lincoln is best remembered for preserving the Union, but his journey began in poverty on the Kentucky and Indiana...
Synopsis: William Tecumseh Sherman, famous for declaring “War is hell,” remains one of the Civil War’s most complex figures. -Overcoming early career struggles and...