Two Armies on the Rio Grande : The First Campaign of the US-Mexican War /

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The opening campaign of the US-Mexican War transformed the map of each nation and shaped the course of conflict. Armed with a broad range of Mexican military documents and previously unknown US sources, Douglas Murphy provides the first balanced view of early battles such as Palo Alto and Resaca de...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Murphy, Douglas A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: College Station, Texas : Texas A & M University Press, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Bataille de Resaca de la Palma, Tex., 1846.
Bataille de Palo Alto, Tex., 1846.
Mexican War, 1846-1848 > Texas > Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Resaca de la Palma, Battle of, Tex., 1846.
Palo Alto, Battle of, Tex., 1846.
Texas > Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Texas.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The road to war
  • To the Rio Grande
  • The Rio Grande delta
  • Final preparations
  • Escalation
  • Strategy
  • Battle
  • Decision
  • Advance and retreat
  • Epilogue.

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