| West Pointers and the Civil War: The Old Army in War and Peace Contributor(s): Hsieh, Wayne Wei (Author), Hoye, Stephen (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1441702423 ISBN-13: 9781441702425 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - History | Military - United States |
| Dewey: 355.009 |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The task of transforming America's ragtag militia into a professional fighting force in the first half of the nineteenth century was a difficult one. Americans had long supported a tradition of militia and distrusted professional soldiers. By the time of the Civil War, however, most of the high-command positions in both armies were filled with West Point graduates who had been trained in the European military tradition and had honed their experience in the Mexican War. This training and experience would predetermine the sorts of campaigns the armies would wage, the rules of those engagements, and even their understanding of victory. It also ensured that the two armies, products of the same military education, were closely matched in ability, leading to a much longer war, with unforeseen political consequences. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hsieh, Wayne Wei: - Wayne Wei-siang Hsieh is assistant professor of history at the United States Naval Academy and has served with the US State Department on a provincial reconstruction team in Iraq. Hoye, Stephen: -Stephen Hoye has worked as a professional actor in London and Los Angeles for more than thirty years. Trained at Boston University and the Guildhall in London, he has acted in television series and six feature films and has appeared in London's West End. |