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The US-Mexican War (Vol 1&2) - cover

The US-Mexican War (Vol 1&2)

Justin H. Smith

Publisher: e-artnow

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This two-volume edition was written by an American historian Justin Harvey Smith, specialist on the Mexican-American War. For his exceptional work Smith was awarded with Pulitzer Prize for History.Aseveryone understands, the conflict with Mexico has been almost entirely eclipsed by the greater wars following it. But in the field of thought mere size does not count for much; and while the number of troops and the lists of casualties give the present subject little comparative importance, it has ample grounds for claiming attention. Contents:  Mexico and the Mexicans      The Political Education of Mexico      The Relations between the United States and Mexico, 1825–1843      The Relations between the United States and Mexico, 1843–1846      The Mexican Attitude on the Eve of War      The American Attitude on the Eve of War      The Preliminaries of the Conflict      Palo Alto and Resaca de Guerrero      The United States Meets the Crisis      The Chosen Leaders Advance      Taylor Sets out for Saltillo      Monterey      Saltillo, Parras, and Tampico      Santa Fe      Chihuahua      The California Question      The Conquest of California      The Genesis of Two Campaigns      Santa Anna Prepares to Strike      Buena Vista      Behind the Scenes at Mexico      Vera Cruz      Cerro Gordo      Puebla      On to the Capital      Contreras and Churubusco      Negotiations      Molino del Rey, Chapultepec and Mexico      Final Military Operations      The Naval Operations      The Americans as Conquerors      Peace      The Finances of the War      The War in American Politics      The Foreign Relations of the War
Available since: 12/14/2023.
Print length: 1296 pages.

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