Blood on the Border: The United States Army and the Mexican IrregularsMacmillan, 1969 - 390 pages |
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Page 142
... Secretary of War by President McKinley , after the wartime Secretary of War had resigned . Root was one of the most eminent lawyers of the country , and upon being offered the appointment had objected mildly , on the ground that he knew ...
... Secretary of War by President McKinley , after the wartime Secretary of War had resigned . Root was one of the most eminent lawyers of the country , and upon being offered the appointment had objected mildly , on the ground that he knew ...
Page 192
... Secretary of State requested that the Secretary of the Navy prepare at once to send three hundred Marines to Topolobampo.29 Carranza , however , curtly turned down any suggestion of the landing of American forces on Mexican soil ...
... Secretary of State requested that the Secretary of the Navy prepare at once to send three hundred Marines to Topolobampo.29 Carranza , however , curtly turned down any suggestion of the landing of American forces on Mexican soil ...
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... Secretary of War who had assumed office that same morning . Secretary of War Lindley M. Garrison had resigned from the Cabinet the month before ; in the interim General Scott was Acting Secretary of War in addition to fulfilling his ...
... Secretary of War who had assumed office that same morning . Secretary of War Lindley M. Garrison had resigned from the Cabinet the month before ; in the interim General Scott was Acting Secretary of War in addition to fulfilling his ...
Contents
The Background and Beginningthe 1850s | 1 |
Mexico | 3 |
Robin Hood on the Rio Grande | 16 |
Copyright | |
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