Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee, by Michael Korda
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In Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee, Michael Korda, the New York Times bestselling biographer of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ulysses S. Grant, and T. E. Lawrence, has written the first major biography of Lee in nearly twenty years, bringing to life one of America's greatest, most iconic heroes.
Korda paints a vivid and admiring portrait of Lee as a general and a devoted family man who, though he disliked slavery and was not in favor of secession, turned down command of the Union army in 1861 because he could not "draw his sword" against his own children, his neighbors, and his beloved Virginia. He was surely America's preeminent military leader, as calm, dignified, and commanding a presence in defeat as he was in victory. Lee's reputation has only grown in the 150 years since the Civil War, and Korda covers in groundbreaking detail all of Lee's battles and traces the making of a great man's undeniable reputation on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line, positioning him finally as the symbolic martyr-hero of the Southern Cause.
Clouds of Glory features dozens of stunning illustrations, some never before seen, including eight pages of color, sixteen pages of black-and-white, and nearly fifty battle maps.
Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee, by Michael Korda- Amazon Sales Rank: #62693 in Books
- Brand: Korda, Michael
- Published on: 2015-06-23
- Released on: 2015-06-23
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x 1.37" w x 6.00" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 848 pages
From Booklist *Starred Review* Our Civil War anointed at least one secular saint in Abraham Lincoln. Another strong candidate, despite fighting for the losing and morally questionable cause, is Robert E. Lee. One hundred and forty-four years after his death, Lee is still widely revered in both North and South for his tactical military brilliance and his personal qualities of courage, honor, and kindness. Korda, the former editor-in-chief of Simon & Schuster and an acclaimed biographer, has no intention of knocking Lee off his pedestal in this excellent and generally laudatory biography. Korda stresses Lee’s accomplishments even before the Civil War as a brilliant, visionary engineer and an expert at military maneuvers. His personal characteristics endeared him to his subordinates, both officers and those of lesser ranks. Despite a hot temper, he exercised patience, courtesy, and honesty. Yet Korda does not shrink from noting Lee’s flaws and failures. His orders to his officers during the Civil War were often vague and open to misinterpretation, especially during the Gettysburg campaign. Despite his tactical brilliance, he lacked an overall, effective strategic vision for victory once he faced a relentless opponent in Grant. Still, this masterful and comprehensive single-volume biography is a worthy tribute to an icon whose greatness still shines brightly. --Jay Freeman
Review “Korda clearly has command of his subject...[Clouds of Glory] is well-considered and amply documented. Military buffs will find much to feast on.” (Christian Science Monitor)“Masterful...Korda delivers the goods.” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))“Superbly engaging.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))“Monumental.” (BookPage)“Lively, approachable, and captivating…Llike Lee himself, everything about Clouds of Glory is on a grand scale.” (Boston Globe)
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In Clouds of Glory: The Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee, Michael Korda, the New York Times bestselling biographer of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ulysses S. Grant, and T. E. Lawrence, has written the first major biography of Lee in nearly twenty years, bringing to life America's greatest and most iconic hero. Korda paints a vivid and admiring portrait of Lee as a general and a devoted family man who, though he disliked slavery and was not in favor of secession, turned down command of the Union army in 1861 because he could not "draw his sword" against his own children, his neighbors, and his beloved Virginia. He was surely America's preeminent military leader, as calm, dignified, and commanding a presence in defeat as he was in victory. Lee's reputation has only grown in the 150 years since the Civil War, and Korda covers in groundbreaking detail all of Lee's battles and traces the making of a great man's undeniable reputation on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line, positioning him finally as the symbolic martyr-hero of the Southern Cause.
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99 of 116 people found the following review helpful. General Robert Edward Lee who led the Army of Northern Virginia in the Civil War is well served in this superb biography By C. M Mills Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870) was one of the great military captains of all times. Lee was a man of honor whose eventful life is well served by Michael Korda in this excellent new biography. Korda is the author of such biographies as those dealing with U.S.Grant'; T.E. Lawrence of Arabia and Dwight D. Eisenhower Michael Korda is not a trained Civil War historian so he adds a fresh look at Lee from the perspective of an author who has done his research to produce the best Lee biography in years. Robert E. Lee was the son of Light Horse Harry Lee the American Revolutionary War hero, Governor of Virginia and scion of old Virginia. Light Horse Harry was also a man burdened by scandal who became bankrupt dying in disgrace. R. E. Lee cared for his invalid mother. Lee graduated from West Point in 1829 graduating second in his class. He wed a wealthy woman and was enabled to live at Arlington. Lee was in awe of George Washington his beau ideal of a soldier and leader. Lee and Mary had seven children. Three of them were boys'; all served in the Confederate Army. Lee assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia on June 1, 1862. In short order Lee led his outnumbered troops in battle winning victory at the Seven Days near Richmond'; Second Manassas, Antietam (a draw against the Army of the Potomac under the sluggish leadership of George B. McClellan) Fredricksburg and Chancellorsville (it was at this battle that Lee lost Stonewall Jackson who died on May 10, 1863 after he had been wounded by his own men). Lee and his troops met defeat at Gettysburg but continued to fight to the bitter end against Grant in the Overland Campaign which ended with surrender on April 9, 1865. All of these facts are well know to historians. What makes Korda's book stand out for this reviewer who is a longtime Civil War buff are the following points:"1. While Korda has a deep admiration for Lee as a man and soldier he does not make him into a god. Lee owned slaves and believed that African-Americans were inferior to whites. He was a man of his day in these beliefs.2. Lee was not forceful enough to his subordinates not wanting to hurt their feelings.3.Lee';s admirable role as father to his children and as loving spouse to his invalid wife is well covered in this book. These pages give Lee a human dimension sometimes absent in accounts of the great Virginian.4. Lee did not like slavery and thought the Confederacy was doomed. He could not abandon Virginia by fighting against her so became a Confederate general.5. Lee was an outstanding professional engineer who did much good work on dams and river navigation especially in the St. Louis area prior to the Civil War.6. Lee loved animals and treated them well.7. Lee loved to laugh and carry on mild but platonic flirtations with his many lady friends.8. Korda disagrees with Lost Cause historians who portray General James Longstreet as the Judas to Lee's Christ. If you want to read one book dealing with Lee or the Civil War this year then this book is ideal! It is an outstanding biography which lacks a dull page. Excellent . Robert E. Lee was a great American and Michael Korda is a great historian. Excellent!
45 of 52 people found the following review helpful. Highly disappointing, yet a pleasant read. By Jeffrey N. Lutz Touted as "the first major biography of Lee in over 20 years", I was hoping for into a summer of delight and great insights as I read new material on one of the great 19th Century Americans (even though many disagree that he was a great American). What I got was a poorly written, poorly edited rehash of what others have written, full of duplication and inconsistency. A major biography of a military figure without one original map? You have to be kidding.The reader that is unfamiliar with Lee and/or the Civil War will have a pleasant read, but will come away confused by the high degree of admiration constantly expressed by Korda -- he claims Lee to be a great battlefield genius, but then points out mistake after mistake that he made.It was refreshing that Korda spends 20+% of the book pre-Civil War to examine Lee's character and characteristics so to allow deeper examination of his acts during the Civil War, but this is definitely the highlight of the book. Descriptions of the action and troop movements during both the Mexican and Civil Wars seemed repetitive (especially as the maps, most copies of 1930's era maps and nearly unreadable on a Kindle) all followed by the same arguments that Longstreet always argued with Lee, and that Lee didn't have to spell out what he was thinking to Stonewall Jackson because Jackson always knew what Lee wanted.I read a lot of histories and biographies. Good biography uses original sources to come up with new points of view on well-known subjects. Korda rehashes what other authors have said on key topics -- he even uses Wikepdia as a source several times! Save your money and read about the Civil War on-line!
25 of 28 people found the following review helpful. excellent book with minor flaws By Henry Spencer A very enjoyable book on a fascinating man, respected and admired even by his opponents. I learned quite a bit from it (with the caveat that I'm not really a serious student of the US Civil War in general or Lee in particular, so I might not catch factual errors). The author has some minor quirks but nothing too objectionable, and his ideas about why Lee failed at crucial points are plausible.My one serious complaint is that the book shares a problem that seems to plague Civil War books: the maps are lousy. It's not clear just where they are from -- each one is accompanied by a credit to the Freeman biography, even one or two which clearly didn't come from there (!), and there is no further explanation (at least not in the Kindle edition) -- but they don't fit this book well. In particular, they frequently violate the basic rule that any place or feature which is mentioned in the text *should be on the map*, so the reader is often left guessing about the details of the action. Not as bad as some I've seen, but not great. The limitations of the Kindle format don't help, either: some of the maps and images are too small, and enlarging them doesn't help because they were digitized at too low a resolution.(And speaking of limitations of the Kindle, endnotes that aren't properly linked to the text are a tremendous pain to use, given that the page numbers are meaningless and it's difficult to quickly flip back and forth between text and notes. Including an apology for this isn't a substitute for fixing it.)
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