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The Macmillan Wars of the United States
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Frontiersmen in Blue is a comprehensive history of the achievements and failures of the United States Regular and Volunteer Armies that confronted the Indian tribes of the West in the two decades between the Mexican War and the close of the Civil War. Between 1848 and 1865 the men in blue... read more
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Manifest destiny and the army
The mandate of Congress
The Frontier Army, 1848-61
Garrisoning the Great Plains
Occupying the Southwest
Pacific outpost
Rise of the Plains Indian Barrier, 1854-61
Rio Grande campaigns, 1854-61
Operations in the Pacific Northwest, 1855-60
Fort Sumter and the Western frontier
The army of the Pacific, 1861-65
The army of the Southwest, 1862-65
Sibley, Sully, and the Sioux, 1862-64
Plains aflame, 1864
Plains campaigns, 1865
Legacy and prospect, 1866
Series & Lists edit
This book is in The Macmillan Wars of the United States. (publisher series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Robert Marshall Utley (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Macmillan
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1967
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 399
Publisher: Macmillan
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1967
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 399
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: E81 .U745
- Dewey: 355.3510973
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Military › United States
- Books › History › Americas › United States › 19th Century › Expansionism
- Books › History › Americas › United States › 19th Century › Old West
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