Manifest Ambition: James K. Polk and Civil-Military Relations during the Mexican War Pinheiro, John C.

This is not another chronological retelling of the Mexican War. Instead, it examines civil-military clashes during the war in light of Jacksonian politics and the American citizen-soldier tradition, looking at events that shed light on civilian authority over the military, as well as the far reaching impact of political ambition during this period (specifically, presidential power and the quest for the presidency). By 1848, Americans had come to realize that in their burgeoning democracy, generals and politicians could scarcely resist the temptation to use war for partisan gain. It was a lesson well learned and one that still resonates today.

DOI: 10.1336/0275984095 Mouse over the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to learn more about this book or related books published by Greenwood Publishing Group. Visit the Greenwood Publishing Group page for this title: http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/C8409.aspx

Manifest Ambition: James K. Polk and Civil-Military Relations during the Mexican War Series: In War and in Peace: U.S. Civil-Military Relations Hardback, 240 pages, $49.95 Copyright ©2007, Praeger Security International General Interest-Cloth ISBN: 0-275-98409-5 DOI: 10.1336/0275984095

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