Army of Manifest Destiny : the American soldier in the Mexican War, 1846-1848 /
James McCaffrey examines America's first foreign war, the Mexican War, through the day-to-day experiences of the American soldier in battle, in camp, and on the march. With remarkable sympathy, humor, and grace, the author fills in the historical gaps of one war while rising issues now found to...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press,
1992.
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Colección: | American social experience series ;
23. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- "War exists by the act of Mexico herself"
- To the colors
- Off to war
- "Nearly all who take sick die"
- "Reptiles in the path of progressive democracy
- "All the varieties of a soldier's life"
- "Keeping down unruly spirits"
- The volunteers take the field
- The Army of the West
- To the halls of the Montezumas
- Peace at last
- Epilogue.