Agent of Destiny: The Life and Times of General Winfield Scott

by John S. D. Eisenhower

Overview

The hero of the War of 1812, the conqueror of Mexico City in the Mexican-American War, and Abraham Lincoln’s top soldier during the first six months of the Civil War, General Winfield Scott was a seminal force in the early expansion and consolidation of the American republic. John S. D. Eisenhower explores how Scott, who served under fourteen presidents, played a leading role in the development of the United States Army from a tiny, loosely organized, politics-dominated establishment to a disciplined professional force capable of effective and sustained campaigning.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780806131283
Publisher:	University of Oklahoma Press
Publication date:	03/15/1999
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 1.11(d)

About the Author

John S. D. Eisenhower (1922-2013) was the son of Dwight D. Eisenhower, a former U.S. Ambassador to Belgium and the author of Yanks: The Epic Story of the American Army in World War I.