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b'Robert E. Lee has become a target of activists in the last decade, with statues of him being taken down across the United States, and eponymous schools and streets being renamed. But for over a century after the Civil War, he was considered a brilliant general, courageous leader, and, in the words of Winston Churchill, \\u201cone of the noblest Americans who ever lived.\\u201d Today, however, he is vilified and the virtues of hard work and leadership he inspired are largely forgotten.

To explore his legacy, and reasons for the drastic change is today\\u2019s guest, H.W. Crocker, author of \\u201cRobert E. Lee on Leadership.\\u201d From successfully reviving a debt-ridden plantation, to teaching and working his way to a prestigious university, Lee became an inspiration to the men under his charge. His personal standards of excellence and his unflinching character created a formidable force on the battlefield.

We discuss the challenges of a disadvantaged upbringing; Lee\\u2019s education at West Point and years as an army engineer; the role Lee played during the Mexican War, in which he showed courage and level-headedness in the face of combat; Lee as a businessman and owner of a farm in Arlington; and Stonewall Jackson under Lee\\u2019s command'