{"product_id":"vistas-of-american-military-history-1800-1898","title":"Vistas of American Military History 1800-1898","description":"\u003cp\u003eA team of leading American military historians here investigate the factors that shaped the United States Army in the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrowing new light on its history, this deeply researched book explores a mulitplicity of themes. These include the social structure, command system and relationship with civil power which are all important in assessing its efficiency and behaviour in war; and the way the army is depicted in military literature and cinema which affects its social portrait.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeliberately exploring neglected themes, this key work includes discussion on:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* the roles of the many volunteer colonels in the Mexican War, 1846-48\u003cbr\u003e* Robert Wettemann and the alleged 'isolation' of the US Army in the nineteenth century\u003cbr\u003e* John Ford's famous 'cavalry trilogy' of motion pictures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContaining so much food for thought, for students of US history and military history this is an entertaining as well as instructional book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54233371476312,"sku":"9780415373197","price":107.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415373197_1a029082-bc2e-45d6-9133-0790c5f05c42.jpg?v=1769542217","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/vistas-of-american-military-history-1800-1898","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}