Dr. Charles P. Roland is emeritus professor of history at the University of Kentucky and has enjoyed a long, distinguished career as an educator and historian, including service as the visiting professor of military history at both the United States Army
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"Based on years of contemplation, and rebuffing voices of negativism, Roland presents Lee as Americans prefer to know him: the Christian gentlemen, brilliant soldier, and tragic hero. This is an excellent study by one of the most respected historians in the Civil War field." -James I. Robertson, Jr., author of The Stonewall Brigade and Soldiers Blue & Gray--James I. Robertson Jr. "Roland's Reflections on Lee gives us not only the great military leader, but the man himself, as he really was in his time, and what he meant to the South and the nation. Highly informative, perfectly balanced and gracefully written, it should be on the shelf of everyone interested in the Civil War." -Charles Bracelen Flood, author of Lee: The Last Years--Charles Bracelen Flood Reflecting decades of mature thought and scholarship by presenting a sharply focused, even-handed portrait that thoroughly humanized the lofty 'Marse Robert, ' Professor Roland's study will serve as the best introduction, as well as the most insightful summation, of the life of the Civil War's greatest commander. Lee and Roland are a perfect match." -T. Michael Parrish, author of Richard Taylor: Soldier Prince of Dixie--T. Michael Parrish