The training ground : Grant, Lee, Sherman, and Davis in the Mexican War, 1846-1848 / Martin Dugard.
Profiles the pre-Civil War relationships among Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and other prominent military leaders, tracing their close-bonding educations at West Point and their shared field experiences during the Mexican War.
Record details
- ISBN: 0316166251
- ISBN: 9780316166256
- Physical Description: xiii, 446 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2008.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-430) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Book 1 Line in the Sand -- 1 Corpus Christi 39 -- 2 Rio Grande 47 -- 3 Rough and Ready 57 -- 4 Fields of Fire 66 -- 5 Call to Battle 73 -- 6 Fort Texas 77 -- 7 Clash 83 -- 8 Resaca de la Palma 94 -- 9 Brown Bess 103 -- 10 Volunteers 112 -- 11 Growing Up 120 -- Book 2 Taylor's War -- 12 Camargo 129 -- 13 Star-Spangled Banner 136 -- 14 Eager for Action 141 -- 15 First Mississippi 150 -- 16 Westerner 158 -- 17 Rifles 165 -- 18 Supply Train 171 -- 20 Monterrey, Day One 197 -- 21 Monterrey, Day Two 214 -- 22 Mortar 218 -- Book 3 Politics and War -- 23 Change of Command 235 -- 24 Perils of Occupation 243 -- 25 Policy and Power 249 -- Book 4 Scott's War -- 26 Transfers 259 -- 27 Artillery Officer 263 -- 28 One Step Closer 268 -- 29 California 271 -- 30 Taylor Stands Alone 275 -- 31 Hacienda 280 -- 32 Lobos Island 286 -- 23 Invasion 292 -- 34 National Road 311 -- 35 Twiggs's Dilemma 315 -- 36 Reconnaissance 319 -- 37 Pressing the Advantage 328 -- Book 5 Aztec Club -- 38 "Nothing Can Stop This Army" 335 -- 39 Old Glory 352 -- 40 Conquest 363 -- 41 Fourth of July 370. |
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