false 2246892 2 Few historical figures are as inextricably linked as Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. But less than two decades before they faced each other as enemies at <st1:City w:st="on">Appomattox</st1:City>, they had been brothers--both <st1:place w:st="on">West Point</st1:place> graduates, both wearing blue, and both fighting in the same cadre in the Mexican War. They were not alone: Sherman, Davis, <st1:City w:st="on">Jackson</st1:City>-nearly all of the Civil War's greatest soldiers had been forged in the heat of Vera Cruz and <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Monterrey</st1:place></st1:City>.<BR>The Mexican War has faded from our national memory, but it was a struggle of enormous significance: the first <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place> war waged on foreign soil; and it nearly doubled our nation. At this fascinating juncture of American history, a group of young men came together to fight as friends, only years later to fight as enemies. This is their story. Full of dramatic battles, daring rescues, secret missions, soaring triumphs and tragic losses, THE TRAINING GROUND is history at its finest.<BR><BR> 2252765 14 5 2008 The Training Ground: Grant, Lee, Sherman, and Davis in the Mexican War, 1846-1848 total:14|5:6|4:4|3:3|2:1|1:0| 14 57 24 4 3 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 11 06:06:53 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 06:07:44 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 11:24:57 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 11:26:26 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Mar 22 19:18:19 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 19:32:53 -0700 2009 5 0 true false Mon Aug 11 07:36:12 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 07:38:05 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 29 09:08:35 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 04 15:39:39 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Oct 10 09:45:03 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 09:45:03 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Sep 19 11:46:19 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 11:46:19 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 05 16:24:46 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 16:24:46 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Sep 05 17:40:02 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 10:12:39 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 17:40:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 12 14:06:40 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 14:06:40 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Jul 21 17:39:52 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 17:40:04 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun May 17 04:44:36 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 04:44:36 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Apr 28 15:35:40 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 15:35:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Feb 19 12:48:47 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 12:48:47 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Feb 10 20:43:18 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 08 09:06:49 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jan 21 18:34:52 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 18:35:07 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 11 11:09:03 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 11:09:03 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Dec 16 16:29:27 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 16:29:31 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jan 21 18:34:33 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 03 19:23:08 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 21 18:34:33 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 12 21:52:28 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 21:52:28 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2246892