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Civil War leadership and Mexican War experience /

A great many commanders in the American Civil War (1861-1865) served in the Mexican War (1846-1848). Civil War Leadership and Mexican War Experience explores the influence of the earlier war on those men who would become leaders of Federal and Confederate forces. Military historian Kevin Dougherty s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dougherty, Kevin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:A great many commanders in the American Civil War (1861-1865) served in the Mexican War (1846-1848). Civil War Leadership and Mexican War Experience explores the influence of the earlier war on those men who would become leaders of Federal and Confederate forces. Military historian Kevin Dougherty sets the context with a discussion of professional soldiering before both wars. He then depicts the unique experiences of twenty-six men in Mexico, thirteen who would later serve the Confederacy and thirteen who would remain with the Union.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 207 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-201) and index.
ISBN:9781604731620
1604731621
1282485725
9781282485723
9786612485725
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