Description
The hero of the War of 1812, the conqueror of Mexico City in the Mexican-American War, and Abraham Lincoln's top soldier during the first six months of the Civil War, General Winfield Scott was a seminal force in the early expansion and consolidation of the American republic. John S. D. Eisenhower explores how Scott, who served under fourteen presidents, played a leading role in the development of the United States Army from a tiny, loosely organized, politics-dominated establishment to a disciplined professional force capable of effective and sustained campaigning.
Author: John S. D. Eisenhower
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 03/15/1999
Pages: 496
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.23h x 5.94w x 1.08d
ISBN13: 9780806131283
ISBN10: 0806131284
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Biography & Autobiography | Military