The Old Army in War and Peace
by
Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2009
Most Civil War generals were graduates of West Point, and many of them helped transform the U.S. Army from what was little better than an armed mob that performed poorly during the War of 1812 into the competent fighting force that won the Mexican War. Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh demonstrates how the "old...