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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
2009.
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| Colección: | Civil War America (Series)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| 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: | 1 online resource (xiii, 285 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-165) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780807898567 0807898562 9781469605081 1469605082 0807832782 9780807832783 1469621932 9781469621937 |