| Description |
x, 365 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Modern war studies |
|
Modern war studies.
|
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-355) and index. |
| Contents |
Veracruz: the Gibraltar of Mexico -- Veracruz: the slow, scientific process -- The army advances: olive branch and sword -- Cerro Gordo: a brilliant affair -- Cerro Gordo: tomorrow will settle the affair -- Jalapa: garden of Mexico -- Pueblo: waiting all summer -- Puebla: between the devil and the deep sea -- Into the valley of Mexico: no room for error -- The battle of the Pedregal: Padierna and Churubusco -- Mortification and mistake: armistice and Molino del Rey -- God is a Yankee: the capture of Chapultepec -- A devil of a time: Belén and San Cosmos Garitas -- The preoccupation of the occupation. |
| Subject |
Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Campaigns.
|
|
Mexico City, Battle of, Mexico City, Mexico, 1847.
|
|
Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866.
|
|
Mexico City (Mexico) -- History -- American occupation, 1847-1848.
|
| Added Title |
Mexico City Campaign |
| ISBN |
9780700615414 cloth alkaline paper |
|
0700615415 cloth alkaline paper |
|
