Mr. Polk's army : the American military experience in the Mexican War / Richard Bruce Winders.

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Winders, Richard Bruce, 1953-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Texas A & M University military history series ; 51.Publication details: College Station, Tex. : Texas A & M University Press, ©1997.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (xvi, 284 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

058514740X
9780585147406

Other title:

Mister Polk's army

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Mr. Polk's army.DDC classification:

973.6/24 21

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E409.2 .W56 1997eb

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15.85

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Contents:

Jacksonians at war -- The American military establishment -- Mr. Polk's generals -- The Regulars -- The Volunteers -- Tools of the trade -- Life in Mr. Polk's army -- Dog cheap to the living -- The land of the Montezumas -- Mr. Polk's army.

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Summary: Drawing on numerous diaries, journals, and reminiscences, Richard Bruce Winders presents the daily life of soldiers at war; links the army to the society that produced it; shares his impressions of the soldiers he "met" along the way; and concludes that American participants in the Mexican War shared a common experience, no matter their rank or place of service. Taking a "new" military history approach, Mr. Polk's Army: The American Military Experience in the Mexican War examines the cultural, social, and political aspects of the regular and volunteer forces that made up the army of 1846-48, presents the organizational framework of the army, and introduces the different styles of leadership exhibited by Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-271) and index.

Drawing on numerous diaries, journals, and reminiscences, Richard Bruce Winders presents the daily life of soldiers at war; links the army to the society that produced it; shares his impressions of the soldiers he "met" along the way; and concludes that American participants in the Mexican War shared a common experience, no matter their rank or place of service. Taking a "new" military history approach, Mr. Polk's Army: The American Military Experience in the Mexican War examines the cultural, social, and political aspects of the regular and volunteer forces that made up the army of 1846-48, presents the organizational framework of the army, and introduces the different styles of leadership exhibited by Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott.

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