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West Pointers and the Civil War : the old army in war and peace / Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh.

Author/creator Hsieh, Wayne Wei-siang
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxiii, 285 pages : maps ; 22 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Civil War America
Civil War America (Series) ^A325557
Contents Colonials, continentals, and federals : the origins of American military professionalism -- Tactical expertise and the U.S. Army before the war with Mexico -- The old army's vindication : the Mexican war -- Tactical continuity in the decade before the Civil War -- The beginning of the end : the old army on the precipice -- War in earnest : the first battles of 1861 -- The Peninsula : Lee and McClellan leave their legacies -- Morale, cohesion, and competence from Second Bull Run to Missionary Ridge -- Decisions east and west : the end of the Civil War.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [199]-165) and index.
LCCN 2009016646
ISBN9780807832783 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0807832782 (cloth : alk. paper)

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