Abraham Lincoln once wrote very honestly to his Navy Secretary, Gideon Welles: “I know little about ships.” Lincoln preferred to leave the Navy to his advisors and admirals in the early days of the Civil War. Eventually, Lincoln transformed himself into one of the greatest naval strategists of his age and came to preside over the largest national armada the U.S. had ever had. In Lincoln and His Admirals, prize-winning historian Craig L. Symonds unveils this previously unexamined aspect of Lincoln’s presidency, showing how the activities of the Union Navy under President Lincoln ultimately affected the course of history.
A unique and riveting portrait of Lincoln and the admirals under his command, Lincoln and His Admirals offers an illuminating account of Lincoln and the nation at war. In the bicentennial year of Lincoln's birth, it offers a memorable portrait of a side of his presidency often overlooked by historians.
Symonds is Professor Emeritus at the U.S. Naval Academy and the author of ten previous books, including Decision at Sea: Five Naval Battles that Shaped American History, which won the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Prize in 2006.
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