Title:
Mr. Polk's army : the American military experience in the Mexican War / Richard Bruce Winders.
Author:
Winders, Richard Bruce, 1953-
Publication Information:
College Station, Tex. : Texas A & M University Press, ©1997.
Call Number:
E409.2 .W56 1997
Abstract:
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.
Electronic Access:
Book review (H-Net) http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0a1b0-aaBook review (H-Net) http://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0a7y5-aa
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780890967546
9781585440337
Series:
Texas A & M University military history series ; 51
Texas A & M University military history series ; 51.
Physical Description:
xvi, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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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