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American Social Experience #23: Army of Manifest Destiny: The American Soldier in the Mexican War, 1846-1848 by James M Mccaffrey Publisher Comments While the right to be judged by one's peers in a court of law appears to be a hallmark of American law, protected in civil cases by the Seventh Amendment to the Constitution, the civil jury is actually an import from England. Legal historian James Oldham... (read more) List Price $29.75 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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A Glorious Defeat: Mexico and Its War with the United States by Timothy J Henderson Publisher Comments The war that was fought between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 was a major event in the history of both countries: it cost Mexico half of its national territory, opened western North America to U.S. expansion, and brought to the surface a... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Eagles and Empire: The United States, Mexico, and the Struggle for a Continent by David A Clary Publisher Comments A war that started under questionable pretexts. A president who is convinced of his countrys might and right. A military and political stalemate with United States troops occupying a foreign land against a stubborn and deadly insurgency. The time is the... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Mexican War, 1846-1848 by K Jack Bauer About the Author K. Jack Bauer was also the author of Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest (1985) and Other Works. Robert W. Johannsen, who introduces this Bison Books edition of The Mexican War, is a professor of history at the University of... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Mexican War by Otis A Singletary Publisher Comments The Mexican War has long been overshadowed in the public imagination by that most popular of all American wars, the Civil War. And it has been swept under the carpet of national conscience as, at worst, a calculated land grab from a neighbor too weak to... (read more) List Price $26.25 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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A Glorious Defeat: Mexico and Its War with the United States by Timothy J. Henderson Publisher Comments The war that was fought between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 was a major event in the history of both countries: it cost Mexico half of its national territory, opened western North America to U.S. expansion, and brought to the surface a... (read more) Your price: $9.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The A to Z of the United States-Mexican War by Edward Moseley Publisher Comments 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... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
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A Glorious Defeat: Mexico and Its War with the United States by Timothy J Henderson Publisher Comments The war that was fought between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 was a major event in the history of both countries: it cost Mexico half of its national territory, opened western North America to U.S. expansion, and brought to the surface a... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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The U.S. War with Mexico: A Brief History with Documents by Ernesto Chavez Publisher Comments The U.S. war with Mexico was a pivotal event in American history, it set crucial wartime precedents and served as a precursor for the impending Civil War. With a powerful introduction and rich collection of documents, Ernesto Ch‡vez makes a convincing... (read more) List Price $16.25 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Invading Mexico: America's Continental Dream and the Mexican War, 1846-1848 by Joseph Wheelan Publisher Comments Popular historian Joseph Wheelan recounts James Polk’s strategy of last resort for prying California away from Mexico. He had tried to buy it; he had instructed his agents to encourage a settlers’ revolt. When these measures failed, the... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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Army of Manifest Destiny: The American Soldier in the Mexican War, 1846-1848 by James M. McCaffrey Publisher Comments While the right to be judged by one's peers in a court of law appears to be a hallmark of American law, protected in civil cases by the Seventh Amendment to the Constitution, the civil jury is actually an import from England. Legal historian James Oldham... (read more) List Price $19.20 Your price: $18.48 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Crisis in the Southwest: The United States, Mexico, and the Struggle Over Texas (American Crisis) by Richard Bru Winders Publisher Comments The war between the United States and Mexico was decades in the making. Although Texas was an independent republic from 1836 to 1845, Texans retained an affiliation with the United States that virtually assured annexation at some point. Mexico's... (read more) List Price $45.75 Your price: $13.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Training Ground (08 Edition) by Dugard Publisher Comments Few historical figures are as inextricably linked as Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. But less than two decades before they faced each other as enemies at Appomattox, they had been brothers--both West Point graduates, both wearing blue, and both... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $15.00 Used - Hardcover
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Campaign and Commanders #26: A Perfect Gibraltar: The Battle for Monterrey, Mexico, 1846 by Chris D Dishman Publisher Comments For three days in the fall of 1846, U.S. and Mexican soldiers fought fiercely in the picturesque city of Monterrey, turning the northern Mexican town, known for its towering mountains and luxurious gardens, into one of the nineteenth century's most... (read more) Your price: $37.50 New - Hardcover
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Mr. Polk's Army: The American Military Experience in the Mexican War by Richard Bruce Winders Publisher Comments Drawing on numerous diaries, journals, and reminiscences, Richard Bruce Winders presents the daily life of soldiers at war; links the army to the society that produced it; shares his impressions of the soldiers he "met" along the way; and concludes that... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $15.93 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Shamrock & Sword: The Saint Patrick's Battalion in the U. S. - Mexican War by Robert Ryal Miller Publisher Comments Shamrock and Sword is the story of the St. Patrick's Battalion (San Patricios), which was composed primarily of American soldiers who chose to fight under the Mexican flag in the U.S. – Mexican War. More than two hundred American deserters (many of... (read more) Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Texas A & M University Military History #51: Mr. Polk's Army: The American Military Experience in the Mexican War by Richard B Winders Synopsis Drawing on numerous diaries, journals, and reminiscences, Richard Bruce Winders presents the daily life of soldiers at war; links the army to the society that produced it; shares his impressions of the soldiers he "met" along the way; and concludes that... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Shamrock & Sword: The Saint Patrick's Battalion in the U. S. by Robert Ryal Miller Book News Annotation The US Army court-martialled them; the Mexican government erected a monument to them. Miller (history, Calif. State U. at Hayward) tells the story of the Americans (many, but not all of whom were Irish immigrants) who deserted the US Army to fight... (read more) Your price: $35.00 Used - Hardcover
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War with Mexico!: America's Reporters Cover the Battlefront (Modern War Studies) by Tom Reilly List Price $45.50 Your price: $39.95 New - Hardcover
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So Far from God: The U. S. War with Mexico, 1846-1848 by John S D Eisenhower Description Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-416) and index.... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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