Recollections of the war with Mexico

Recollections of the war with Mexico / John Corey Henshaw ; edited with an introduction by Gary F. Kurutz.

"Major John Henshaw's firsthand account of the American invasion of Mexico includes not only narratives of the war's major battles but also forceful critiques of military leadership and strategies and vivid descriptions of Mexico's countryside, cities, and people. Editor Gary Kur...

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Main Author: Henshaw, John C., 1815-1877
Other Authors: Kurutz, Gary F.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Henshaw, John C., > 1815-1877 > Diaries.
Henshaw, John C., > 1815-1877. > Correspondence.
Henshaw, John C., > 1815-1877
1846-1848
Mexican War, 1846-1848 > Personal narratives.
Mexican War, 1846-1848 > Campaigns.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Military campaigns
Mexikanischer Krieg
guerre du Mexique de 1846-1848 > document.
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies
Diaries
Personal narratives
Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
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Summary:"Major John Henshaw's firsthand account of the American invasion of Mexico includes not only narratives of the war's major battles but also forceful critiques of military leadership and strategies and vivid descriptions of Mexico's countryside, cities, and people. Editor Gary Kurutz provides extensive annotations of Henshaw's journals and letters"--Provided by publisher
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 253 pages) : illustrations, maps, plans
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-240) and index.
ISBN:9780826266392
0826266398
Language:English.
Reproduction Note:Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.
Action Note:digitized

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