The a to Z of the United States-Mexican War

Edward H. Moseley; Paul C. Clark

doi:10.5771/9780810870246

Summary

The first reference work of its kind, this volume on the United States-Mexican War encompasses the decade of the 1840s, focusing on the war years of 1846-1848. More than a dozen maps were drawn for this book, some of which depict major regions and localities over which armies of both nations moved great distances to position for battle, and others that depict major battlefields from the first engagement to the last. The narrative overview paints a broad picture of the war for both historians desiring a review before continuing research and for the interested layperson unfamiliar with the war and in search of an overview of the entire period. The dictionary itself contains hundreds of thoroughly researched entries describing the war's personalities, battles and campaign trails, armaments, support systems, political factions involved in the conflict in both nations, and an array of other topics related to the war. This reference also includes illustrations of the central figures of the conflict, a detailed chronology, and a bibliography of traditional and contemporary sources useful to the professional scholar, student, and amateur historian.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2009
ISBN-Print: 978-0-8108-6861-8
ISBN-Online: 978-0-8108-7024-6
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 345
Product type: Book Titles

1. Table of Contents No access
2. List of Maps No access
3. List of Illustrations No access
4. Editor's Foreword No access
5. Maps No access
6. Preface No access
7. Chronology No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 30
Dictionary No access Pages 31 - 316
1. Essay No access
2. Selected Bibliography No access
3. Manuscript Collections No access
4. Printed Documents No access
5. Newspapers No access
6. Participant Accounts No access
7. General Works No access
8. Causes of the War and Diplomatic Relations No access
9. Biographies of Participants No access
10. Military Units or State Organizations No access
11. Taylor's Campaign in Texas and Northeastern Mexico No access
12. Campaigns in New Mexico and Chihuahua No access
13. Operations in California and Arizona No access
14. Campaign from Veracruz to Central Mexico No access
15. The Blockade and Naval Operations No access
16. Illustrations and Visual Presentation No access
17. Bibliographies and Guides to Additional Material No access
About the Authors No access Pages 345 - 345