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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781623494162
- ISBN-13
- 9781623494162
- Subject
- Wars
- Book Title
- Panting for Glory : the Mississippi Rifles in the Mexican War
- Book Series
- Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Ser.
- Publisher
- Texas A&M University Press
- Item Length
- 9.4 in
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- United States / 19th Century, Military / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- Item Weight
- 17.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press
ISBN-10
1623494168
ISBN-13
9781623494162
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219357853
Product Key Features
Book Title
Panting for Glory : the Mississippi Rifles in the Mexican War
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / 19th Century, Military / United States, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Publication Year
2016
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Book Series
Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2016-004930
Reviews
"Bruce Winders's Panting for Glory: The Mississippi Rifles in the Mexican War sheds new light on the role of the Mississippi volunteers in the Mexican War....a smooth-running narrative from beginning to end..."--Christopher D. Dishman, author of A Perfect Gibraltar: The Battle for Monterrey, Mexico, 1846, "Bruce Winders's Panting for Glory: The Mississippi Rifles in the Mexican War sheds new light on the role of the Mississippi volunteers in the Mexican War....a smooth-running narrative from beginning to end..."--Christopher D. Dishman, author of A Perfect Gibraltar: The Battle for Monterrey, Mexico, 1846 , "It captures the excitement of the battle and contrasts that with the boredom of guard duty... This work effectively shows how the service of these two unites exemplifies the way opportunity and chance affects what kind of war a soldier experiences."--Military Heritage, "It captures the excitement of the battle and contrasts that with the boredom of guard duty... This work effectively shows how the service of these two unites exemplifies the way opportunity and chance affects what kind of war a soldier experiences."--Military Heritage , "... admirably details the life of both units from their inception in mid and late 1846 until each was mustered out of the service in 1847 and 1848..." -- Timothy D. Johnson, author of A Gallant Little Army: The Mexico City Campaign, "... admirably details the life of both units from their inception in mid and late 1846 until each was mustered out of the service in 1847 and 1848..." -- Timothy D. Johnson, author of A Gallant Little Army: The Mexico City Campaign
Dewey Edition
23
Series Volume Number
151
Dewey Decimal
973.62
Synopsis
The "Mississippi Rifles", so called because they were the first volunteer force in American history to have been issued rifles rather than smoothbore muskets, served in the war against Mexico that followed the annexation of Texas in 1845. In this volume, Richard Bruce Winders skilfully uncovers the contrasting wartime experience of two regiments, the 1st and 2ndMississippi Rifles., Armed with percussion rifles when most other US soldiers still carried flintlock muskets, the "Mississippi Rifles" served in the war against Mexico that followed the annexation of Texas in 1845. In Panting for Glory: The Mississippi Rifles in the Mexican War , Richard Bruce Winders skillfully uncovers the contrasting wartime experiences of two regiments, the 1st and 2nd Mississippi Rifles. The 1st Mississippi Rifles were lauded for their service and remain a familiar part of the history of the Mexican War. Under the leadership of Col. Jefferson Davis--later the President of the Confederate States of America--the 1st enjoyed significant victories at the Battle of Buena Vista and the Battle of Monterey. The 2nd Mississippi Rifles, by contrast, saw little action and returned home overlooked and largely forgotten. Panting for Glory compares these regiments to show that the contours of history were sometimes arbitrary and that military historians, in their analysis of failure, should take into account a wide range of factors that influence outcomes, not merely records of wins and losses. As Winders concludes, "the 1st and 2nd Mississippi Rifles . . . offer the perfect opportunity to examine two sides of war: glory gained and glory denied."
LC Classification Number
E409.5.M56W56 2016
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