Lee Considered: General Robert E. Lee and Civil War History (Civil War America) - Softcover

"Nolan doesn't question Lee's undeniable greatness. [He] subjects the sources to brutal cross examinations. . . . His purpose is to place Lee within his proper historical context. . . . Nolan asks the right questions about Lee, especially his generalship." -- Peter S. Carmichael, "Civil War Times" His argument is a persuasive one, artfully fashioned to stimulate the critical assessment he seeks."New York Times Book Review" No student of the Civil War can afford to ignore the challenging and controversial conclusions of this study.James M. McPherson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Battle Cry of Freedom: The Era of the Civil War" Future authors will have to face up to Nolan's material and we will all be the better for it."Washington Post" "No student of the Civil War can afford to ignore the challenging and controversial conclusions of this study.James M. McPherson, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Battle Cry of Freedom: The Era of the Civil War"" "His argument is a persuasive one, artfully fashioned to stimulate the critical assessment he seeks."New York Times Book Review"" Nolan dethrones the myth of 'the Marble Man' with meticulous research."New Republic" "Lee Considered" should be required reading for anyone who would understand the Confederacy's most famous soldier.Gary W. Gallagher [Future authors] will have to face up to Nolan's material and we will all be the better for it."Washington Post"

In a careful re-examination of the historical evidence, Alan Nolan explodes many long-standing myths about Robert E. Lee and the American Civil War. The book may change readers' perceptions of the South's premier icon, as Nolan separates the Lee of reality from the Lee of mythology. The book should be of interest to general readers as well as Civil War buffs.