Mr. Polk's Army - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mr. Polk's Army write by Richard Bruce Winders. This book was released on 1997. Mr. Polk's Army available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Mr. Polk's Army
Mr. Polk's Army - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mr. Polk's Army write by Richard Bruce Winders. This book was released on 1994. Mr. Polk's Army available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Panting For Glory
Panting For Glory - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Panting For Glory write by Richard Bruce Winders. This book was released on 2016-05-15. Panting For Glory available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Armed with percussion rifles when most other US soldiers still carried flintlock muskets, the “Mississippi Rifles” served in the war against Mexico that followed the annexation of Texas in 1845. In Panting for Glory: The Mississippi Rifles in the Mexican War, Richard Bruce Winders skillfully uncovers the contrasting wartime experiences of two regiments, the 1st and 2nd Mississippi Rifles. The 1st Mississippi Rifles were lauded for their service and remain a familiar part of the history of the Mexican War. Under the leadership of Col. Jefferson Davis—later the President of the Confederate States of America—the 1st enjoyed significant victories at the Battle of Buena Vista and the Battle of Monterey. The 2nd Mississippi Rifles, by contrast, saw little action and returned home overlooked and largely forgotten. Panting for Glory compares these regiments to show that the contours of history were sometimes arbitrary and that military historians, in their analysis of failure, should take into account a wide range of factors that influence outcomes, not merely records of wins and losses. As Winders concludes, “the 1st and 2nd Mississippi Rifles . . . offer the perfect opportunity to examine two sides of war: glory gained and glory denied.”
A Wicked War
A Wicked War - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Wicked War write by Amy S. Greenberg. This book was released on 2013-08-13. A Wicked War available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The definitive history of the often forgotten U.S.-Mexican War paints an intimate portrait of the major players and their world—from Indian fights and Manifest Destiny, to secret military maneuvers, gunshot wounds, and political spin. “If one can read only a single book about the Mexican-American War, this is the one to read.” —The New York Review of Books Often overlooked, the U.S.-Mexican War featured false starts, atrocities, and daring back-channel negotiations as it divided the nation, paved the way for the Civil War a generation later, and launched the career of Abraham Lincoln. Amy S. Greenberg’s skilled storytelling and rigorous scholarship bring this American war for empire to life with memorable characters, plotlines, and legacies. Along the way it captures a young Lincoln mismatching his clothes, the lasting influence of the Founding Fathers, the birth of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and America’s first national antiwar movement. A key chapter in the creation of the United States, it is the story of a burgeoning nation and an unforgettable conflict that has shaped American history.
The Mexican War
The Mexican War - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Mexican War write by Charles W. Carey. This book was released on 2002. The Mexican War available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Examines the people and events involved on one of the most controversial wars in history, between Mexico and the United States.
