West Pointers and the Civil War : the old army in war and peace /
Most Civil War generals were graduates of West Point, and many of them helped transform the US Army from what was little better than an armed mob that performed poorly during the War of 1812 into the competent fighting force that won the Mexican War. This title offers a portrait of the American army...
| Основен автор: | Hsieh, Wayne Wei-siang. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
2009.
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| Серия: |
Civil War America (Series)
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=312420 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
West Pointers and the Civil War. |
| Резюме: |
Most Civil War generals were graduates of West Point, and many of them helped transform the US Army from what was little better than an armed mob that performed poorly during the War of 1812 into the competent fighting force that won the Mexican War. This title offers a portrait of the American army from 1814 to the end of the Civil War. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiii, 285 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-165) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780807898567 0807898562 9781469605081 1469605082 0807832782 9780807832783 |