A Gallant Little Army The Mexico City Campaign |
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Author:
| Johnson, Timothy D. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7006-2716-5 |
Publication Date: | May 2018 |
Publisher: | University Press of Kansas
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $45.00USD $115.00 |
Book Description:
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"Puts the conflicts of the 19th century in fresh, vivid context."--
The Tennessean "Johnson deals expertly with each of the strategic, operational, and tactical levels of war, providing the perspectives of American soldiers and commanders of every rank. . . . Smooth, engaging reading, balanced in approach, A Gallant Little Army is a superb example of campaign history in the most holistic sense."--Journal of Military History
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"Puts the conflicts of the 19th century in fresh, vivid context."--
The Tennessean "Johnson deals expertly with each of the strategic, operational, and tactical levels of war, providing the perspectives of American soldiers and commanders of every rank. . . . Smooth, engaging reading, balanced in approach, A Gallant Little Army is a superb example of campaign history in the most holistic sense."--Journal of Military History
"This is a fabulous history of Army General Winfield Scott's six-month campaign to capture Mexico City during the Mexican War in 1847.. . . . This is a superb case study of leadership, ingenuity, audacity, and 'a sophisticated strategy of moderation to end the war.'"--Military Officer
"This well-researched book offers a detailed account of Wonfield Scott's brilliant 1847 campaign that resulted in the capture of Mexico City and ended the Mexican War. . . . [It] offers gems of wisdom to students interested in military history."--Choice
"It is remarkable that A Gallant Little Army is the first scholarly treatment of what is arguably the most successful military campaign that the U.S. Army has ever waged. Johnson's book will instantly take its place as the standard treatment of the march "to the halls of Montezuma" and should stimulate greater interest in this, the most successful and the most dishonorable of America's wars."--Journal of Southern History
"A compelling, well-documented, and nuanced account of Scott's campaign of 1847. A major contribution to the historiography of the U.S.-Mexico War."--New Mexico Historical Review