Manifest Ambition: James K. Polk and Civil-military Relations During the Mexican War (In War and in Peace: U.S. Civil-Military Relations)

by JohnC.Pinheiro (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2007

  $83.30

  Explores the power and perseverance of James K Polk, who overcame the political intrigues of both members of his own Democratic party and the Whigs in Washington, DC, as well as the challenges posed by many of his own commanding officers in the field, to lead the nation to victory during the Mexican War.