02808cam a2200349 i 4500 340411344 TxAuBib 20180301120000.0 170807s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017037477 9780811719674 34.95 0811719677 34.95 eng rda TxAuBib rda Lehrman, Lewis E. Lincoln and Churchill [BOOK] : statesmen at war / Lewis E. Lehrman. Guilford, CT : Stackpole Books, 2018. xvii, 524 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Men of character: quintessential leaders with different personalities -- The unlikely emergence of Lincoln and Churchill -- The rhetoric of leadership -- Anglo-American relations -- Virtues of great war leaders -- Managing ministers & legislators -- Finding and managing generals -- Army leadership -- 1862/1942 -- 1863/1943 -- 1864/1944 -- 1865/1945 -- Reelection and reconstruction -- Managing men at war: Lincoln style -- Managing men at war: Churchill style -- Legacies -- Epilogue. Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, as commanders in chief, led their nations to victory-Lincoln in the Civil War, Churchill in World War II. They became revered leaders-statesmen for all time. Yet these two world-famous war leaders have never been seriously compared at book length. Acclaimed historian Lewis Lehrman, in his pathbreaking comparison of both statesmen, finds that Lincoln and Churchill-with very different upbringings and contrasting personalities-led their war efforts, to some extent, in similar ways. As supreme war lords, they were guided not only by principles of honor, duty, freedom, but also by the practical wisdom to know when, where, and how to apply these principles. They made mistakes which Lehrman considers carefully. But the author emphasizes that, despite setbacks, they never gave up. Lewis E. Lehrman, a renowned historian and National Humanities Medal winner, gives new perspective on two of the greatest English-speaking statesmen-and their remarkable leadership in wars of national survival. Provided by publisher. 20180301. Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Military leadership. Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Influence. Churchill, Winston 1874-1965 Military leadership. Churchill, Winston 1874-1965 Influence. World War, 1939-1945 Biography. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Biography. Biographies.