• Episode 49 – Jennings on Winfield Scott

  • Mar 14 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
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Episode 49 – Jennings on Winfield Scott

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  • Dr. Jonathan Abel, with Dr. Bill Nance, talks to LTC Nate Jennings, PhD, of DJIMO about the life and career of Winfield Scott. They discuss the early American army and Scott’s place in it as a leading intellectual. They then detail his role in the Mexican-American War from its beginnings to his triumph in Mexico City. They explore how Scott was a joint-minded commander, able to work equally well across branches, services, and domains of warfare.

    “History is only a confused heap of facts.” – Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield

    Host: Dr. Jonathan Abel, CGSC DMH

    DMH Podcast Team: Drs. Jonathan Abel, Mark Gerges, and Bill Nance

    Artwork: Daniel O. Neal

    Music: SSG Noah Taylor, West Point Band
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