The Mexican Revolution 1910-20

by Philip Jowett, Alejandro de Quesada, Stephen Walsh (Illustrator)

Overview

Some of the most famous Western movies have been set against the background of the Mexican Revolution of the early 20th century. Now, for the first time in English, Osprey offer a concise but fact-packed account of the events, armies, uniforms and weapons of those ten chaotic and bloody years, putting in context such famous but half-understood names as Diaz, Pancho Villa, Zapata, Madero and Huerta. The text is illustrated with many rare and fascinating period photographs, and with eight detailed color plates of orfiristas and Rurales, Maderisitas, Federales, Villistas, Zapatistas,and US volunteers and intervention troops.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472807182
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	10/20/2013
Series:	Elite , #137
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	948,500
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Philip Jowett was born in Leeds in 1961. His previous books for Osprey include Men-at-Arms 306, 'Chinese Civil War Armies 1911–49' and a three-part sequence on The Italian Army 1940–45 (Men-at-Arms 340, 349&353). He is married and lives in Lincolnshire, UK. Alejandro de Quesada is a Florida-based military history writer who has written 12 books and over 50 articles. He is a leading authority on Spanish-American subjects.

Stephen Walsh studied art at the North East Wales Institute. Since then he has worked mainly for the American historical board-game market, fulfilling a lifelong interest in historical subjects. His American works include the best-selling Settlers of Catan. He is married with two children and lives in Macclesfield, UK.
Philip Jowett was born in Leeds in 1961 and has been interested in military history for as long as he can remember. His first Osprey book was the ground-breaking Men-at-Arms 306, Chinese Civil War Armies 1911–49, and since then he has published numerous other titles for Osprey including MAA 414, The Russo-Japanese War 1904–05, MAA 532, Japan's Asian Allies 1941–45 and NVG 19, Armour in China 1920–1950. He lives in North Lincolnshire, UK.
Stephen Walsh studied art at the North East Wales Institute and has worked as a professional illustrator since 1988. Since then he has illustrated a variety of books and games including Settlers of Catan. His projects for Osprey include such diverse subjects as the battle of Otterburn, the Chinese army from 1937 to 1949, and the US Home Front in World War II.

Table of Contents

Historical background · Chronology of operations · Overview of the armies · The Federal Army: under Diaz (1910–12), Huerta (1913–14) & Carranzara (1914–20) - · The Revolutionary Armies: Maderistas (1910–12), Zapatistas (Southern Army, 1911–19), Villistas (Northern Division, 1913–20) · US intervention forces 1914–20