[PDF] The Mexican American War eBook

Author : Peter Guardino
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 10,96 MB
Release : 2017-08-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0674981847

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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 : John DiConsiglio
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 22,42 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1432959980

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This book briefly examines the causes and impact of the Mexican-American War.

Author : John DiConsiglio
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 31,8 MB
Release : 2014-11-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1484610784

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Why was the Mexican American War so important in the formation of the modern United States? Could Texas have survived as an independent nation or part of Mexico? This book seeks to relate the overall events and chronology of the war and shows its impact on everyday lives.

Author : Matthew Kachur
Publisher : Gareth Stevens
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 34,13 MB
Release : 2006-12-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780836872903

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Explores the events that led the United States to go to war with Mexico in 1846, follows the major events of the war, and examines military life and the effects of the war in the years leading up to the Civil War.

Author : Ruth Tenzer Feldman
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 11,95 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780822508311

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Relates the events and battles of the war between the United States and Mexico over Texas.

Author : Karl Jack Bauer
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 44,83 MB
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780803261075

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"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 : Krystyna Libura
Publisher : Libros Tigrillo
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 17,53 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN :

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A discussion of the events from both sides of the conflict, with eyewitness accounts, documents, photographs, illustrations, and notes that augment the material, covering soldier's stories and political and military strategies.

Author : Alison Behnke
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 43,85 MB
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 146778639X

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By the early and mid-nineteenth century, many US citizens were moving westward. Some of them settled in the territories of Texas and California, which belonged to Mexico at that time. In 1835 the tension between the two countries turned violent; US settlers started fighting for independence in the Texas Revolution. That conflict went on to ignite the Mexican-American War in 1846. The war lasted close to two years and claimed thousands of lives. In the end, Mexico lost a huge amount of land to its northern neighbor in exchange for money. The war left bitter resentments between the two governments, which now had to manage a shared border, unrest among their citizens, and their own civil wars. See how land conflicts erupted into violence between these two neighboring countries. Track the events and turning points that led to the Mexican-American War, and learn how the aftermath shaped the western expansion of the United States.

Author : Nick Rebman
Publisher : North Star Editions, Inc.
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 30,56 MB
Release : 2018-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1641851899

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Explores the causes, battles, and aftermath of the Mexican–American War. Authoritative text, colorful illustrations, illuminating sidebars, and a "Voices from the Past" feature make this book an exciting and informative read.

Author : Charles W. Carey, Jr.
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 45,33 MB
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0766076636

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The Mexican War was a war of conquest led by the United States to take the lands north of the Rio Grande and Gila rivers from Mexico. Even today, the debate continues as to the morality of the U.S. invasion although it paved the way for the United States to become a dominant world power. Engaging narrative enhanced by excerpts from primary sources and images will enthrall students as they learn about the circumstances that led to the war, the people who fought it, the deciding battles, the aftermath, and the lasting impact it has had on American pop culture and relations between Mexicans and Americans.