The newest addition to Palgraves Great Generals series focuses on Andrew Jacksons career including his time as a general in Tennessee and his rise up the Army ranks. Jacksons effective use of spies in wartime and of martial law in peace time sparked a debate about the curtailing of civil liberties in the name of national security that continues to this day. Most of all, Jackson was a great motivator who could, with a few carefully selected words and by his own brave example, turn around the spirit of starved, deserting troops, convincing them to fight. With dramatic scenes of victories, Remini reveals here why Jacksons bold leadership as a general led to his election as President of the United States in 1828.