I found this book to be typical of the literature on Lee since the end of the war. "Lee took responsiblity for everything because it was his duty as commander but it was not his fault" is the age old cry of every "Lost Cause" fanatic. I am not saying Lee was not a great general because he was but even he knew he was only human. I also found the authors personal comments on God and scriptures to be annoying. They caused an interrupton in the flow. The author's thesis that Lee was a good man because he was a Christian is acceptable and plausible but comments like "Providence, in it's wisdom, brings joy with sorrow" is not what I would call good writting. All first year college students are told to keep personal opinions out of their writting unless it is an opinion paper which this was not. I found the book to be aggrevating and it was all I could do to finish it. I do not recommend this book to anybody.