The Mexican War 1846-1848

A concise guide to the war with Mexico, 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 accessible book covers the full course of the war, ending w...