{"product_id":"mr-polks-army-richard-bruce-winders-9781585440337","title":"Mr. Polk's Army: The American Military Experience in Teh Mexican War","description":"Drawing on numerous diaries, journals, and reminiscences, Richard Bruce Winders presents the daily life of soldiers at war; links the army to the society that produced it; shares his impressions of the soldiers he \"met\" along the way; and concludes that American participants in the Mexican War shared a common experiemce, no matter their rank or place of service. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to the soldiers' mundane complaints--bad food, hard marches, and long periods of incredible boredom--Winders discovers a political awareness among the soldiers that, with some, led to displaying their political affiliations while in uniform. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking a \"new\" military history approach, \u003ci\u003eMr. Polk's Army: The American Military Experience in the Mexican War\u003c\/i\u003e examines the cultural, social, and political aspects of the regular and volunteer forces that made up the army of 1846-48, presents the organizational framework of the army, and introduces the different styles of leadership exhibited by Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHistorians and those interested in the Mexican War and its participants will find this an important addition to nineteenth-century military history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Bruce Winders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1585440337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781585440337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas A\u0026amp;M University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/19\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.08h x 6.10w x 0.72d","brand":"Richard Bruce Winders","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991635525887,"sku":"9781585440337","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_835b1a34-9617-4577-b3a5-450025841d14.jpg?v=1683311397","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mr-polks-army-richard-bruce-winders-9781585440337","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}