这项研究考察了林肯对内战战略的影响，令人信服地证明，林肯选择了优秀的将军，他是一位优秀的战略家，尽管完全不符合传统。作者C·R·巴拉德准将是一名英国将军，曾在南非和第一次世界大战中服役，1916年索姆战役中受重伤。
“如果一个人想了解自己国家的一些情况，问外国人对这个国家的看法通常是一个很好的主意。他可能不像一个本地人那么了解情况，也可能不了解所有的细节；但他所掌握的细节使他能够在不受当地偏见和当地争议影响的情况下形成判断。也就是说，通过从远处看事物，他将更好地把握全局。”-弗莱彻·普拉特
The Military Genius Of Abraham Lincoln
This work examines Lincoln’s influence on the strategy of the Civil War and proves convincingly that Lincoln chose good generals and that he was an excellent, if completely unconventional, strategist. The author Brigadier C. R. Ballard, was a British General who saw much service in South Africa and the First World War before being seriously wounded during the battle of the Somme in 1916.
“IF ONE wishes to know something about one’s own country, it is often a very good idea to ask a foreigner what he thinks of it. He may not be quite as well informed as a native, and he may not have all his details straight; but the details he does have enable him to form a judgment unaffected by local prejudices and local controversies. That is, by seeing things from a distance, he will have a better grasp of the whole picture.”-Fletcher Pratt
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