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Robert E. Lee's Civil War

Through Bevin Alexander's powerful descriptions and analyses of bloody battles, heroic charges, and desperate retreats, he paints a controversial picture of the South's most revered military figure - Robert E. Lee.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 352 pages

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