Title: Mr. Polk's army
First published: 1997
Description: Drawing on numerous diaries, journals, and reminiscences, Richard Bruce Winders presents the daily life of soldiers at war; links the army to the society that produced it; shares his impressions of the soldiers he "met" along the way; and concludes that American participants in the Mexican War shared a common experience, no matter their rank or place of service.

Taking a "new" military history approach, Mr. Polk's Army: The American Military Experience in the Mexican War examines the cultural, social, and political aspects of the regular and volunteer forces that made up the army of 1846-48, presents the organizational framework of the army, and introduces the different styles of leadership exhibited by Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott.
Subjects: History, Mexican War, 1846-1848, Military life, Social aspects, Social aspects of Mexican War, 1846-1848, Soldiers, United States, United States. Army, State & Local, General, Armed Forces, Krijgsmacht, Soldat, Alltag, Mexikanischer Krieg, United States - General, Regions & Countries - Americas, History & Archaeology
Places: United States
People: James K. Polk (1795-1849)
Time periods: 19th century, Mexican War, 1846-1848
LC classification: E409.2 .W56 1997