Andrew Jackson - Couverture souple

Remini, Robert V.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0230617557 ISBN 13 : 9780230617551

Editeur : Smp Palgrave Trade, 2009

Synopsis

A gripping account of Andrew Jackson's triumphant military career by acclaimed military historian Robert Remini, winner of the National Book Award.

Andrew Jackson is best known as the president who created "Jacksonian democracy," with its focus on manifest destiny and laissez-faire economics. But rarely are his accomplishments as a general highlighted. Jackson's effective use of spies in war time and of martial law in peace time sparked a debate about the curtailing of civil liberties in the name of national security that continues to this day. Most of all, Jackson was a great motivator who could, with a few carefully selected words and by his own brave example, turn around starved, deserting troops, convincing them to fight.

With dramatic scenes of fierce battles and victories, Remini reveals here why Jackson's bold leadership as a general led to his election as President of the United States in 1828.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Robert V. Remini was professor emeritus of history and the humanities at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Called the foremost Jacksonian scholar of our time by The New York Times, he was the recipient of a National Book Award.

General Wesley K. Clark served in the United States Army for thirty-four years and rose to the rank of four-star general as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. He is author of the best selling books Waging Modern War and Winning Modern Wars. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Smp Palgrave Trade
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0230617557
• ISBN 13: 9780230617551
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
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• Personne responsable: non disponible