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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hsieh, Wayne Wei-siang
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2009.
Colección:Civil War America (Series)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 285 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-165) and index.
ISBN:9780807898567
0807898562
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