Civil War leadership and Mexican War experience [[electronic resource] /] / Kevin Dougherty

• Autore: Dougherty Kevin
• Pubblicazione: Jackson, : University Press of Mississippi, 2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (222 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.7/40922
• Soggetto topico: Generals - United States; Generals - Confederate States of America; Command of troops; Mexican War, 1846-1848 - Influence
• Soggetto geografico: United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Biography; United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Campaigns
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-201) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; Patterns of the Military Profession; PART ONE. THE FEDERALS; PART TWO. THE CONFEDERATES; Summary of Lessons Learned; APPENDIXES; Works Cited; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A great many commanders in the American Civil War (1861-1865) served in the Mexican War (1846-1848). Civil War Leadership and Mexican War Experience explores the influence of the earlier war on those men who would become leaders of Federal and Confederate forces. Military historian Kevin Dougherty sets the context with a discussion of professional soldiering before both wars. He then depicts the unique experiences of twenty-six men in Mexico, thirteen who would later serve the Confederacy and thirteen who would remain with the Union. He traces how tactics they used and reactions they had to Ci
• Titolo autorizzato: Civil War leadership and Mexican War experience
• ISBN: 1-282-48572-5; 9786612485725; 1-60473-162-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452247503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II