David Alan Johnson is the author of ten books, including The Last Weeks of Abraham Lincoln: A Day-by-Day Account of His Personal, Political, and Military Challenges; Yanks in the RAF: The Story of Maverick Pilots and American Volunteers Who Joined Britain’s Fight in WWII; and The Battle of Britain: The American Factor.

""A revealing look at the influences, from the battlefield to the halls of government, that shaped a wartime presidency, sweeping the reader along with crisp narrative and a rapid pace. For students of both political and military history, this work is not to be missed.”-Michael E. Haskew, author of De Gaulle: Lessons in Leadership from the Defiant General“Few things are as dramatic as the distinct parts of this book: Grant, then Sherman, then Grant again, gnawing away at the enemy, while Lincoln's high-wire policy somehow holds his party together. Readers of David Alan Johnson's deft treatment won't want to cut to the chase of the re-election—each chapter follows this daring team of survivors. And Johnson's epilogue on twentieth-century repercussions of the war is an apt lesson for writers and readers alike." -James M. Cornelius, PhD, curator, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

David Alan Johnson is the author of ten books, including The Last Weeks of Abraham Lincoln: A Day-by-Day Account of His Personal, Political, and Military Challenges; Yanks in the RAF: The Story of Maverick Pilots and American Volunteers Who Joined Britain’s Fight in WWII; and The Battle of Britain: The American Factor.

""A revealing look at the influences, from the battlefield to the halls of government, that shaped a wartime presidency, sweeping the reader along with crisp narrative and a rapid pace. For students of both political and military history, this work is not to be missed.”-Michael E. Haskew, author of De Gaulle: Lessons in Leadership from the Defiant General“Few things are as dramatic as the distinct parts of this book: Grant, then Sherman, then Grant again, gnawing away at the enemy, while Lincoln's high-wire policy somehow holds his party together. Readers of David Alan Johnson's deft treatment won't want to cut to the chase of the re-election—each chapter follows this daring team of survivors. And Johnson's epilogue on twentieth-century repercussions of the war is an apt lesson for writers and readers alike." -James M. Cornelius, PhD, curator, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

David Alan Johnson is the author of ten books, including The Last Weeks of Abraham Lincoln: A Day-by-Day Account of His Personal, Political, and Military Challenges; Yanks in the RAF: The Story of Maverick Pilots and American Volunteers Who Joined Britain’s Fight in WWII; and The Battle of Britain: The American Factor.

""A revealing look at the influences, from the battlefield to the halls of government, that shaped a wartime presidency, sweeping the reader along with crisp narrative and a rapid pace. For students of both political and military history, this work is not to be missed.”-Michael E. Haskew, author of De Gaulle: Lessons in Leadership from the Defiant General“Few things are as dramatic as the distinct parts of this book: Grant, then Sherman, then Grant again, gnawing away at the enemy, while Lincoln's high-wire policy somehow holds his party together. Readers of David Alan Johnson's deft treatment won't want to cut to the chase of the re-election—each chapter follows this daring team of survivors. And Johnson's epilogue on twentieth-century repercussions of the war is an apt lesson for writers and readers alike." -James M. Cornelius, PhD, curator, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum