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Winfield Scott
Timothy D. Johnson
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Description for Winfield Scott
Paperback. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBW; JPHL; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
One of the most important public figures in antebellum America, Winfield Scott is known today more for his swagger than his sword. ""Old Fuss-and-Feathers"" was a brilliant military commander whose tactics and strategy were innovative adaptations from European military theory; yet he was often under appreciated by his contemporaries and until recently overlooked by historians.
While John Eisenhower's Agent of Destiny provides a solid summary of Scott's remarkable life, Timothy D. Johnson's much deeper critical exploration of this flawed genius should become the standard work. Thoroughly grounded in an essential understanding of nineteenth-century military professionalism, it draws extensively ... Read more
One of the most important public figures in antebellum America, Winfield Scott is known today more for his swagger than his sword. ""Old Fuss-and-Feathers"" was a brilliant military commander whose tactics and strategy were innovative adaptations from European military theory; yet he was often under appreciated by his contemporaries and until recently overlooked by historians.
While John Eisenhower's Agent of Destiny provides a solid summary of Scott's remarkable life, Timothy D. Johnson's much deeper critical exploration of this flawed genius should become the standard work. Thoroughly grounded in an essential understanding of nineteenth-century military professionalism, it draws extensively ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Series
Modern War Studies
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700621064
SKU
V9780700621064
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About Timothy D. Johnson
Timothy D. Johnson is university research professor at Lipscomb University in Nashville, USA.
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