Agent of Destiny
The Life and Times of General Winfield Scott

John S. D. Eisenhower (Author)

9780806131283

Paperback / softback, published 15 March 1999

480 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 10 maps
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.694 kg

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.