Great Military Leaders-Robert E. Lee I chose the biography, Great American Generals - Robert E. Lee, by Ian Hogg, because I have always been fascinated about the Civil War and especially about one of the greatest heroes of American history General Robert E. Lee. I also chose this particular book because I feel that the author Ian Hogg is a very credible source for this paper because he is a prolific writer in the field …
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…called a hero by many Americans. He was a great soldier and commander on the battlefield. Lee was a man of great integrity and honor, a true Southern gentleman, and the fact that Lee was on the losing side of a war in which there were no winners should not matter. Robert E. Lee is a man who should never be forgotten, and I think that many present military leaders could learn something from him.