The Mexican American War Of 1846 1848

Author : Karl Jack Bauer
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0803261071

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The Mexican War, 1846-1848 by Karl Jack Bauer Pdf

"Much has been written about the Mexican war, but this . . . is the best military history of that conflict. . . . Leading personalities, civilian and military, Mexican and American, are given incisive and fair evaluations. The coming of war is seen as unavoidable, given American expansion and Mexican resistance to loss of territory, compounded by the fact that neither side understood the other. The events that led to war are described with reference to military strengths and weaknesses, and every military campaign and engagement is explained in clear detail and illustrated with good maps. . . . Problems of large numbers of untrained volunteers, discipline and desertion, logistics, diseases and sanitation, relations with Mexican civilians in occupied territory, and Mexican guerrilla operations are all explained, as are the negotiations which led to war's end and the Mexican cession. . . . This is an outstanding contribution to military history and a model of writing which will be admired and emulated."-Journal of American History. K. Jack Bauer was also the author of Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest (1985) and Other Works. Robert W. Johannsen, who introduces this Bison Books edition of The Mexican War, is a professor of history at the University of Illinois, Urbana, and the author of To the Halls of Montezumas: The Mexican War in the American Imagination (1985).

Author : Joseph Wheelan
Publisher : Carroll & Graf Publishers
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2007-03-07
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015067691165

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Invading Mexico by Joseph Wheelan Pdf

Presents an account of the Mexican War, providing an analysis of its cause, battles, weapons, and outcome.

Author : Peter Guardino
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674981843

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The Dead March by Peter Guardino Pdf

Winner of the Bolton-Johnson Prize Winner of the Utley Prize Winner of the Distinguished Book Award, Society for Military History “The Dead March incorporates the work of Mexican historians...in a story that involves far more than military strategy, diplomatic maneuvering, and American political intrigue...Studded with arresting insights and convincing observations.” —James Oakes, New York Review of Books “Superb...A remarkable achievement, by far the best general account of the war now available. It is critical, insightful, and rooted in a wealth of archival sources; it brings far more of the Mexican experience than any other work...and it clearly demonstrates the social and cultural dynamics that shaped Mexican and American politics and military force.” —Journal of American History It has long been held that the United States emerged victorious from the Mexican–American War because its democratic system was more stable and its citizens more loyal. But this award-winning history shows that Americans dramatically underestimated the strength of Mexican patriotism and failed to see how bitterly Mexicans resented their claims to national and racial superiority. Their fierce resistance surprised US leaders, who had expected a quick victory with few casualties. By focusing on how ordinary soldiers and civilians in both countries understood and experienced the conflict, The Dead March offers a clearer picture of the brief, bloody war that redrew the map of North America.

Author : Douglas V Meed
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472810007

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The Mexican War 1846–1848 by Douglas V Meed Pdf

The war with Mexico was the 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 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.

Author : University of Texas at Arlington. Libraries,Jenkins Garrett
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173001680030

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The Mexican-American War of 1846-1848 by University of Texas at Arlington. Libraries,Jenkins Garrett Pdf

This bibliography of the Mexican War holdings of the libraries at the University of Texas at Arlington is the product of more than forty years' collecting and research. As a result of his recognition that Texana collections would be incomplete without items from the period up to the ratification of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo by Mexico in May, 1848, Jenkins Garrett began this bibliography in earnest in the 1950s, at a time when Mexican War items were not even listed as a separate category by collectors. Arranged by chapters according to topics or type of holding, the bibliography is designed to give extensive and accurate descriptive information of approximately 2,500 items of interest to scholars and collectors. Each entry thus includes full title page wording, edition information, collation, other library locations, and notes, though the bibliography is not annotated per se. Extensive appendixes present alternate methods of referencing documents and compilations of data that may prove helpful in studying the Mexican War.

Author : Justin H. Smith
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547681953

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The Mexican-American War (Vol. 1&2) by Justin H. Smith Pdf

This eBook edition of "The Mexican-American War" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. 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

Author : John S.D. Eisenhower
Publisher : Random House
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307827685

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So Far from God by John S.D. Eisenhower Pdf

The Mexican-American War of the 1840s, precipitated by border disputes and the U.S. annexation of Texas, ended with the military occupation of Mexico City by General Winfield Scott. In the subsequent treaty, the United States gained territory that would become California, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and parts of Wyoming and Colorado. In this highly readable account, John S. D. Eisenhower provides a comprehensive survey of this frequently overlooked war. NOTE: This edition does not include photographs.

Author : Justin Harvey Smith
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 838 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:4064066394004

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History of the Mexican-American War by Justin Harvey Smith Pdf

"History of the Mexican-American War " in 2 volumes is one of the best-known works by an American historian Justin Harvey Smith. The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. It followed in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico still considered Mexican territory since the government did not recognize the treaty signed by Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna when he was a prisoner of the Texian Army during the 1836 Texas Revolution. For Mexico, this was a provocation: Mexican forces attacked U.S. forces, and the United States Congress declared war. Volume 1: 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 Volume 2: 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

Author : Simon Rose
Publisher : America at War (Av2)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 148961558X

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The Mexican-American War, 1846-1848 by Simon Rose Pdf

This book describes the Mexican-American War which began as a dispute over Texas, California, and other parts of the southwest.

Author : Henry Ernest Haferkorn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1914
Category : Mexican War, 1846-1848
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124456653

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The War with Mexico, 1846-1848 by Henry Ernest Haferkorn Pdf

Author : Douglas V. Meed
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0415968402

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The Mexican War, 1846-1848 by Douglas V. Meed Pdf

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Seymour V. Connor,Odie B. Faulk
Publisher : New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : History
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173017850649

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North America Divided by Seymour V. Connor,Odie B. Faulk Pdf

Author : Hunt Janin,Ursula Carlson
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476620930

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The California Campaigns of the U.S.-Mexican War, 1846-1848 by Hunt Janin,Ursula Carlson Pdf

For the Mexican government to go to war with its more powerful northern neighbor in 1846 was folly. Mexico surrendered to the United States more than half a million square miles of territory, contributing to a legacy of distrust and bitterness towards the U.S. that has never entirely dissipated. The real prize was California. The Californios--Spanish speaking, non-native inhabitants of the province of Alta (Upper) California--had ambiguous loyalties to the Mexican government and minimal military capabilities. American control of California was considered the keystone of Manifest Destiny, and naval and amphibious operations along the Pacific coast began as early as 1821 and continued for weeks after the end of the war. This book describes the often overlooked military and naval operations in California before and during the Mexican War, and introduces readers to the colorful Californios, the American adventurers who arrived after them, and the Indians, who preceded them both.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:713011653

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The Mexican War, 1846-1848 by Anonim Pdf

Author : J. Jacob Oswandel
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781572337107

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Notes of the Mexican War, 1846–1848 by J. Jacob Oswandel Pdf

In December 1846, John Jacob Oswandel—or Jake as he was often called—enlisted in the Monroe Guards, which later became Company C of the First Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment. Thus began a twenty-month journey that led Oswandel from rural Pennsylvania through the American South, onward to the siege of Veracruz, and finally deep into the heart of Mexico. Waging war with Mexico ultimately realized President James K. Polk’s long-term goal of westward expansion all the way to the Pacific Ocean. For General Winfield Scott, the victorious Mexico City campaign would prove his crowning achievement in a fifty-three-year military career, but for Oswandel the “grand adventure of our lives” was about patriotism and honor in a war that turned this twenty-something bowsman into a soldier. Notes of the Mexican War, 1846–1848, is the quintessential primary source on the Mexican War. From Oswandel’s time of enlistment in Pennsylvania to his discharge in July of 1848, he kept a daily record of events, often with the perception and intuition worthy of a highly ranked officer. In addition to Oswandel’s engaging narrative, Timothy D. Johnson and Nathaniel Cheairs Hughes, Jr. provide an introduction that places Oswandel’s memoir within present-day scholarship. They illuminate the mindset of Oswandel and his comrades, who viewed the war with Mexico in terms of Manifest Destiny and they give insight into Oswandel’s historically common belief in Anglo-Saxon superiority—views that would bring about far worse consequences at the outbreak of the American Civil War a dozen years later. As historians continue to highlight the controversial actions of the Polk administration and the expansionist impulse that led to the conflict, Notes of the Mexican War, 1846–1848, opens a window into the past when typical young men rallied to a cause they believed was just and ordained. Oswandel provides an eyewitness account of an important chapter in America’s history.