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The old army in the Big Bend of Texas : the last cavalry frontier, 1911-1921 /

Even before Pancho Villa's 1916 raid on Columbus, New Mexico, and the following punitive expedition under General John J. Pershing, the U.S. Army was strengthening its presence on the southwestern border in response to the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Manning forty-one small outposts along a thr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Thomas T., 1950- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The old army returns to the Big Bend, 1911-1915
  • Villa and the great call-up, 1916
  • Kingdom of the Eighth Cavalry, 1917-1919
  • Twilight of the old army, 1920-1921
  • A brief history of army outposts and stations in the Big Bend, 1911-1921
  • U.S. Army commanders, Big Bend, 1912-1926
  • U.S. Army regiments in the Big Bend, 1911-1921
  • U.S. Army unit locations and chronology, Big Bend, 1911-1921.