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Mr. Polk's army : the American military experience in the Mexican War Cover Image Book

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

Mister Polk's army (other title)
Winders, Richard Bruce, 1953- (Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0890967547
  • ISBN: 9780890967546
  • ISBN: 1585440337
  • ISBN: 9781585440337
  • Physical Description: xvi, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University Press, [1997]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-271) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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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Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849.
United States. Army > History > Mexican War, 1846-1848.
United States. Army > Military life > History > 19th century.
Mexican War, 1846-1848 > Social aspects.
Soldiers > United States > History > 19th century.

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