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West Pointers and the Civil War [electronic resource] : the old army in war and peace / Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh

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Hsieh, Wayne Wei-siang
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Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2009.
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xiii, 285 p. ; 22 cm.
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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.
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9780807832783 (cloth : alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-165) and index.
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