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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Ulysses S Grant; Robert E Lee; William T Sherman; Jefferson Davis; William T Sherman; Jefferson Davis; Ulysses S Grant; Robert E Lee, Soldat. |
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Martin Dugard |
| ISBN: | 9780316166256 0316166251 |
| OCLC Number: | 174112695 |
| Description: | xiii, 446 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Bk. 1: Line in the sand. Corpus Christi ; Rio Grande ; Rough and ready ; Fields of fire ; Call to battle ; Fort Texas ; Clash ; Resaca de la Palma ; Brown Bess ; Volunteers ; Growing up -- Bk. 2: Taylor's war. Camargo ; Star-Spangled Banner ; Eager for action ; First Mississippi ; The Westerner ; The rifles ; Supply train ; Prelude ; Monterrey, Day one ; Monterrey, Day two ; The mortar -- Bk. 3: Politics and war. Change of command ; The perils of occupation ; Policy and power -- Bk. 4: Scott's war. Transfers ; The artillery officer ; One step closer ; California ; Taylor stands alone ; The hacienda ; Lobos Island ; Invasion ; National Road ; Twigg's dilemma ; Reconnaissance ; Pressing the advantage -- Bk. 5: The Aztec club. "Nothing can stop this army" ; Old Glory ; Conquest ; Fourth of July. |
| Responsibility: | Martin Dugard. |
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Abstract:
The rip-roaring saga of the forgotten conflict in which the famed young Americans - including Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and numerous others - who would later clash as opposing Civil War generals fought side-by-side
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- Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Biography.
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- United States. -- Army -- History -- Mexican War, 1846-1848.
- Grant, Ulysses S. -- (Ulysses Simpson), -- 1822-1885.
- Lee, Robert E. -- (Robert Edward), -- 1807-1870.
- Sherman, William T. -- (William Tecumseh), -- 1820-1891.
- Davis, Jefferson, -- 1808-1889.
- Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
- Generals -- United States -- Biography.
- United States Military Academy -- Alumni and alumnae -- Biography.
- Sherman, William T.
- Davis, Jefferson.
- Grant, Ulysses S.
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