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...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press
2009.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Civil War America. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b44339331*spi |
| Sumario: | 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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| Descripción Física: | xiii, 285 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 199-165) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9780807898567 9781469605081 9780807832783 9781469621937 |
