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Product details
- ISBN 9781841764726
- Weight: 280g
- Dimensions: 163 x 241mm
- Publication Date: 25 Jul 2002
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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A concise guide to the war with Mexico, one of the most decisive conflicts in American history.
After smashing Mexico's armies the young republic bestrode the North American continent like a colossus with one leg anchored on the Atlantic seaboard and the other on the Pacific. It was a bitter, hard fought war that raged across Mexico through the northern deserts, the fever-ridden Gulf cities and the balmy haciendas of California.
This accessible book covers the full course of the war, ending with General Winfield Scott's march from the captured port of Vera Cruz to Mexico City, fighting all the way.
Douglas V Meed is a former US infantryman and cryptanalyst with the Army Security Agency in Europe. He has written a number of books, including ‘The Fighting Texas Navy 1832-1843’ (Republic of Texas Press, 2001) and ‘Texas Wanderlust’ (Texas A&M University Press, 1997). He has also written numerous articles for history magazines and academic journals.
