McPherson, James M. <br/><br/>
Tried by war  : Abraham Lincoln as commander in chief 
/ James M. McPherson 
 - New York  : Penguin Press  , 2008. 
 - xv, 329 p., [16] p. of plates  : ill., map  ; 25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-314) and index. 
<br/><br/> Evaluates Lincoln's talents as a commander in chief in spite of limited military experience, tracing the ways in which he worked with, or against, his senior commanders to defeat the Confederacy and reshape the presidential role. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781594201912 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008025229 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Lincoln, Abraham , 1809-1865 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Executive Power----United States -- History<br/>Presidents---Wives---United States----Biography
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States---History---Civil war, 1861-1865<br/>United States---Politics and government---1815-1861
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E457.2  / .M478 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>92 LIN