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Grant's Cavalryman: The Life and Wars of General James H. Wilson

Categorie	Algemeen Militaria
Boeknummer	#375864-XD31
Titel	Grant's Cavalryman: The Life and Wars of General James H. Wilson
Auteur	Longacre, Edward G.
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Guilford, CT : Stackpole Books
Jaar van uitgave	2000
ISBN10	0811727807
ISBN13	9780811727808
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, illustrated with some photographs in b/w, 4to.
Samenvatting	Born in Shawneetown, Illinois in time to be newly graduated from West Point when the Civil War started, James H. Wilson became a brigadier general by the age of twenty-six. Fueled by boundless ambition and the desire to serve his country, he reorganized the Union cavalry in time to gain the upper hand over the Confederate army. But the story of this brash, young man did not end with the capture of Jefferson Davis, for which Wilson was ultimately responsible. His life after the Civil War was also representative of American tenacity in the midst of explosive growth and change during the late-nineteenth century. He became a military governor in Georgia during Reconstruction, a railroad baron from the start of the Industrial Revolution, and a military advisor during World War I. The story of W... (Lees verder)ilson's life remains a compelling example for us in these rapidly changing times, and resonates as an excellent account of one man's lasting impression on his century.
Pagina's	320
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 10,00

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