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Release : 1993
Genre : Mexico
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Download or read book The Hunt for Pancho Villa written by . This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story of the "Punitive Expedition" into Mexico that failed to capture Pancho Villa and brought the United States and Mexico to the brink of war.
Author : Alejandro de Quesada
Release : 2012-03-20
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 687/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Hunt for Pancho Villa by : Alejandro de Quesada
Download or read book The Hunt for Pancho Villa written by Alejandro de Quesada. This book was released on 2012-03-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On March 9, 1916, troops under the command of Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico and its local detachment of the US 13th Cavalry Regiment, killing 18 people and burning the town. Six days later, on orders from President Woodrow Wilson, General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing led an expeditionary force of 4,800 men into Mexico to capture Villa. What followed was a series of skirmishes, battles, and chases through the wild and uncharted Mexican countryside. While the Americans failed in their ultimate purpose of catching Villa, they did kill two of his top lieutenants. This book charts the progress of the entire enterprise, covering the dusty marches and the bitter gunfights in the streets of small border towns, analyzing the successes and failures of this unique military expedition.
Author : Eileen Welsome
Release : 2009-02-28
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 588/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The General and the Jaguar by : Eileen Welsome
Download or read book The General and the Jaguar written by Eileen Welsome. This book was released on 2009-02-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pulitzer Prize winner Welsome's gripping, panoramic story reveals a vicious surprise attack on the United States and America's hunt for the perpetrator, Pancho Villa.
Author : Alejandro de Quesada
Release : 2012-03-20
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 492/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Hunt for Pancho Villa by : Alejandro de Quesada
Download or read book The Hunt for Pancho Villa written by Alejandro de Quesada. This book was released on 2012-03-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On March 9, 1916, troops under the command of Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico and its local detachment of the US 13th Cavalry Regiment, killing 18 people and burning the town. Six days later, on orders from President Woodrow Wilson, General John J. “Black Jack” Pershing led an expeditionary force of 4,800 men into Mexico to capture Villa. What followed was a series of skirmishes, battles, and chases through the wild and uncharted Mexican countryside. While the Americans failed in their ultimate purpose of catching Villa, they did kill two of his top lieutenants. This book charts the progress of the entire enterprise, covering the dusty marches and the bitter gunfights in the streets of small border towns, analyzing the successes and failures of this unique military expedition.
Author : Alejandro de Quesada
Release : 2012-03-20
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 692/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Hunt for Pancho Villa by : Alejandro de Quesada
Download or read book The Hunt for Pancho Villa written by Alejandro de Quesada. This book was released on 2012-03-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On March 9, 1916, troops under the command of Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico and its local detachment of the US 13th Cavalry Regiment, killing 18 people and burning the town. Six days later, on orders from President Woodrow Wilson, General John J. “Black Jack” Pershing led an expeditionary force of 4,800 men into Mexico to capture Villa. What followed was a series of skirmishes, battles, and chases through the wild and uncharted Mexican countryside. While the Americans failed in their ultimate purpose of catching Villa, they did kill two of his top lieutenants. This book charts the progress of the entire enterprise, covering the dusty marches and the bitter gunfights in the streets of small border towns, analyzing the successes and failures of this unique military expedition.
