{"product_id":"9780415373197","title":"Vistas of American Military History 1800-1898","description":"A team of leading American military historians here investigate the factors that shaped the United States Army in the nineteenth century.Throwing new light on its history, this deeply researched book explores a mulitplicity of themes. These include the social structure, command system and relationship with civil power which are all important in assessing its efficiency and behaviour in war; and the way the army is depicted in military literature and cinema which affects its social portrait.Deliberately exploring neglected themes, this key work includes discussion on:* the roles of the many volunteer colonels in the Mexican War, 1846-48* Robert Wettemann and the alleged 'isolation' of the US Army in the nineteenth century* John Ford's famous 'cavalry trilogy' of motion pictures.Containing so much food for thought, for students of US history and military history this is an entertaining as well as instructional book.","brand":"Brian Holden-Reid, Joseph G Dawson III","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45772259328318,"sku":"9780415373197","price":5699.22,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780415373197_0f955693-499e-4f78-8a70-e4c83045cbb2.jpg?v=1707252405","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780415373197","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}