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Army of Manifest Destiny: The American Soldier in the Mexican War, 1846-1848
James M. McCaffrey
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Description for Army of Manifest Destiny: The American Soldier in the Mexican War, 1846-1848
Paperback. This title examines America's first foreign war, the Mexican War of 1846-1848, through the daily experiences of the American soldier in battle, in camp and on the march. Series: Army of Manifest Destiny. Num Pages: 294 pages, 2 black and white drawings, 4 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
The day-to-day experiences of the American soldiers fighting in the Mexican War
James McCaffrey examines America's first foreign war, the Mexican War, through the day-to-day experiences of the American soldier in battle, in camp, and on the march. With remarkable sympathy, humor, and grace, the author fills in the historical gaps of one war while rising issues now found to be strikingly relevant to this nation's modern military concerns.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
Series
Army of Manifest Destiny
Number of Pages
294
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814755051
SKU
V9780814755051
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About James M. McCaffrey
James McCaffrey is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Houston-Downtown and is the author of This Band of Heroes: Granbury's Texas Brigade, C.S.A.
Reviews for Army of Manifest Destiny: The American Soldier in the Mexican War, 1846-1848
With effortless command of fact and an almost universal conversational writing style, McCaffrey (and his soldiers) bring us an on-the-spot understanding of Mexican War enlistment procedures, weaponry, punishments, disease and medical care, recreation, disdain for Mexican civilians, rivalry of volunteers with regular army men, food, shelter, and clothing. . . . This book fills a long-standing need. It may well ... Read more