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Autore |
Peskin Allan |
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Titolo |
Winfield Scott and the profession of arms / / Allan Peskin |
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Kent, OH, : Kent State University Press, c2003 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (328 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Generals - United States |
Mexican War, 1846-1848 |
United States History, Military To 1900 |
United States History War of 1812 Biography |
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Biography |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-321) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Preface and Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter One: Hotspur""; ""Chapter Two: Captain""; ""Chapter Three: Defeat""; ""Chapter Four: Rocket""; ""Chapter Five: Victory""; ""Chapter Six: Hero""; ""Chapter Seven: Professional""; ""Chapter Eight: Midlife Crisis""; ""Chapter Nine: Troubleshooter""; ""Chapter Ten: Failure""; ""Chapter Eleven: Pacificator""; ""Chapter Twelve: Politician""; ""Chapter Thirteen: Commander""; ""Chapter Fourteen: Middle Age""; ""Chapter Fifteen: War""; ""Chapter Sixteen: Invasion""; ""Chapter Seventeen: Siege"" |
""Chapter Eighteen: Advance""""Chapter Nineteen: Halt""; ""Chapter Twenty: Successes""; ""Chapter Twenty-One: Triumph""; ""Chapter Twenty-Two: Persecutions""; ""Chapter Twenty-Three: Candidate""; ""Chapter Twenty-Four: Exile""; ""Chapter Twenty-Five: Return""; ""Chapter Twenty-Six: Secession""; ""Chapter Twenty-Seven: Civil War""; ""Chapter Twenty-Eight: Anaconda""; ""Chapter Twenty-Nine: Fading Away""; ""Notes""; ""Sources Cited""; ""Index"" |
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