The hero of the War of 1812, the conqueror of Mexico City in the Mexican-American War, and Abraham Lincoln’s top soldier during the first six months of the Civil War, General Winfield Scott was a seminal force in the early expansion and consolidation of the American republic. John S. D. Eisenhower explores how Scott, who served under fourteen presidents, played a leading role in the development of the United States Army from a tiny, loosely organized, politics-dominated establishment to a disciplined professional force capable of effective and sustained campaigning.
Anonymous
Posted November 26, 2009
John S. D. Eisenhower, son of President Eisenhower, has proven himself to be an extraordinary military historian with a subject range from the Mexican War to World War II. His biography of Winfield Scott, the outstanding soldier of his country from the War of 1812 to the Civil war is a must for the Civil War buff .
Egotistical, vain, political, and brilliant Scott had significant influence over many of the West Pointed trained general both Union and Confederate. His strategic plan for victory while ridiculed by the press and politicians as "The Anaconda Plan" was nevertheless a key to the ultimate victory of the North
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The hero of the War of 1812, the conqueror of Mexico City in the Mexican-American War, and Abraham Lincoln’s top soldier during the first six months of the Civil War, General Winfield Scott was a seminal force in the early expansion and consolidation of the American republic. John S. D. Eisenhower explores how Scott, who served under fourteen presidents, played a leading role in the development of the United States Army from a tiny, loosely organized, politics-dominated establishment to a disciplined professional...