. . . Longstreet continued, stating that these personal calamities heaped, as they were, upon pressing military considerations began to weigh mightily upon Lee. “I could see fissures opening in his usually stoic composure.’ He said that no one outside of Lee’s immediate staff (and not all of them) perceived Lee’s condition; not his subordinate commanders and most certainly no one in his army. To them Lee remained the man of steel, the ultimate commander, the one man all could place their faith upon and never be forsaken or disappointed. ‘But I knew. I was aware of the pressures building in Lee and saw them working upon him. I never during my life felt more compassion for any man as I did for Lee during that period.’ . . .
Want to review or comment on this book?
Need a FREE Reader Membership?
Reviews for "Conversations With General Longstreet"
Reviewed by Gregory Chase
1/23/2015
Colonel, I'd like to buy your Longstreet book. Is it ready for sale?
Your buddy Greg
Fourth Book in the Southern Swallow Series finds the Academician Li K'ai-men in exile on Hai-nan Island. China has a new invasion threat. A showdown between ingenuity and technology explodes as the Sung Dynasty tries to preserve itself.
Marooned is the 1860's saga of Justin Radcliff, a young American, who is beaten and thrown overboard by his evil twin brother, Edward.
Kolya, a handsome Black man and new leader of the transplanted Zulu tribe there, finds Justin caught in hi
