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Gone for Soldiers
Gone for Soldiers
Author: Jeffrey Shaara
Thirteen years before the Civil War, eight thousand marines land in Vera Cruz bound for a fateful war against the Mexican army, including Winfield Scott, a vain general who made history in the War of 1812, and Robert E. Lee, a forty-year-old engineer as yet untested in battle.
ISBN-13: 9780553502541
ISBN-10: 0553502549
Publication Date: 5/2/2000
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Publisher: Random House Audio
Book Type: Audio Cassette
Other Versions: Audio CD
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Powerfully written by the author of "Gods and Generals", this book illuminates the dark psychology of soldiers in a long-forgotten war. General Winfield Scott and Robert E. Lee led eight thousand soldiers into battle against Santa Anna in the Mexican-American War. A must read!
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One of the best Civil War chroniclers.


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