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A Gallant Little Army: The Mexico City Campaign (Modern War Studies (Hardcover))
Timothy D. Johnson
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Description for A Gallant Little Army: The Mexico City Campaign (Modern War Studies (Hardcover))
Hardcover. In 1847, General Winfield Scott's military campaign helped pave the way for victory in the wider war against Mexico and also posed new challenges for discipline and logistics. This work highlights the visionary command of this general, the toughness of the troops he led, and the emergence of the United States as a potential global military power. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 699.
In 1847, General Winfield Scott boldly led a small but undaunted army from the Mexican coast all the way to the Hall of Montezuma, routing Mexican forces at every turn while pacifying the countryside. Scott's military campaign - America's first ever in a foreign country - helped pave the way for victory in the wider war against Mexico and also posed new challenges for discipline, logistics, and the treatment of civilian. Yet it has remained largely neglected by historians. In this first book-length study of Scott's brilliant six-month campaign, Timothy Johnson shows how Scott overcame such obstacles as inadequate supplies, ... Read more
In 1847, General Winfield Scott boldly led a small but undaunted army from the Mexican coast all the way to the Hall of Montezuma, routing Mexican forces at every turn while pacifying the countryside. Scott's military campaign - America's first ever in a foreign country - helped pave the way for victory in the wider war against Mexico and also posed new challenges for discipline, logistics, and the treatment of civilian. Yet it has remained largely neglected by historians. In this first book-length study of Scott's brilliant six-month campaign, Timothy Johnson shows how Scott overcame such obstacles as inadequate supplies, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
Modern War Studies
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700615414
SKU
V9780700615414
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About Timothy D. Johnson
Timothy D. Johnson is a professor of history at Lipscomb University in Nashville and authro of Winfield Scott: The Quest for Military Glory, also from Kansas.
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