West Pointers and the Civil War the old army in war and peace / Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh.
| Author/creator | Hsieh, Wayne Wei-siang |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, |
| Description | xiii, 285 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from JSTOR University of North Carolina Press Publisher Collection (Backlist) |
| Subjects |
| Series | Civil War America |
| 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-165) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009016646 |
| ISBN | 9780807832783 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |