| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 284 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Texas A & M University military history series ; 51
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Texas A & M University military history series ; 51.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-271) and index. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States. Army -- History -- Mexican War, 1846-1848.
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United States. Army -- Military life -- History -- 19th century.
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United States. Army. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849.
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Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849. |
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Mexican War (1846-1848) |
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Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Social aspects.
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Social aspects. |
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Soldiers -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Soldiers. |
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United States. |
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EE. UU. -- Historia -- Guerra con México, 1846 1848 -- Aspectos sociales. |
| Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Title |
Mister Polk's army |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Winders, Richard Bruce, 1953- Mr. Polk's army. 1st ed. College Station, Tex. : Texas A & M University Press, ©1997 0890967547 (DLC) 96037753 (OCoLC)36083518 |
| ISBN |
058514740X (electronic book) |
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9780585147406 (electronic book) |
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0890967547 (alkaline paper) |
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9780890967546 (alkaline paper) |
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1585440337 (paperback) |
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9781585440337 (paperback) |
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