The Foreign Policy Research Insitute (FPRI) has just published my monograph on Lincoln as war president. Ben has posted a PDF file of the piece here.

As I say in the essay, Lincoln’s leadership in wartime has not been addressed to the extent one would expect. The history of this essay attests to this puzzling fact. I have posted aspects of this essay on the Ashbrook site before, so my argument will not be much of a surprise to those who have read what I have written before.

Those who want hard copies of the monograph can contact FPRI directly.

Next Monday, I will be speaking on this topic at the Union League of Philadelphia. If you’re in the area and would like to attend, let FPRI know. Here’s the announcement:

FPRI Event Advisory for Monday, February 9 Foreign Policy Research Institute

RSVP: [email protected]

Topic: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief

Speaker: Mackubin T. Owens, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute and Editor of Orbis

Time: 4:00 reception, 4:30 lecture

Place: Union League of Philadelphia, 140 S. Broad Street

Free for FPRI Members and for Educators and Students; $20 for everyone else (Business attire required)