Blood on the Border: The United States Army and the Mexican IrregularsMacmillan, 1969 - 390 pages |
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Page 117
... action had been taken against him . He was also a member of a literary and discussion club in Querétaro in which the forbidden topics were discussed . Gradu- ally , over a period of time , the literary club became a revolu- tionary ...
... action had been taken against him . He was also a member of a literary and discussion club in Querétaro in which the forbidden topics were discussed . Gradu- ally , over a period of time , the literary club became a revolu- tionary ...
Page 149
... action . The motor age was dawning ; the army was fully aware of the possibilities of motor transportation . Almost unani- mously , observers and inspectors urged that motor transporta- tion be given a trial to determine its suitability ...
... action . The motor age was dawning ; the army was fully aware of the possibilities of motor transportation . Almost unani- mously , observers and inspectors urged that motor transporta- tion be given a trial to determine its suitability ...
Page 199
... action . Strong demands were made upon Carranza , who promised immediate action , but people on the border who were familiar with conditions had little hope that the de facto government of Mexico could , or would , do anything really ...
... action . Strong demands were made upon Carranza , who promised immediate action , but people on the border who were familiar with conditions had little hope that the de facto government of Mexico could , or would , do anything really ...
Contents
The Background and Beginningthe 1850s | 1 |
Mexico | 3 |
Robin Hood on the Rio Grande | 16 |
Copyright | |
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10th Cavalry 1st Aero Squadron Adjutant Aero Squadron Agua Prieta American ammunition Apache scouts Arizona arrived artillery attack band bandits became brigade Brown Brownsville camp Captain captured Carranza Carranzista cars Casas Grandes Chihuahua Colonel Colonia Dublán Columbus column command Cortina Crook crossed Cruz Diary Díaz Dodd El Paso enemy fight force Ford Foreign Relations Fort Brown Funston garrison Geronimo Guerrero headquarters Heintzelman horses Huerta Ibid Indians Infantry Juarez Kickapoos killed large numbers later Lieutenant Lower Rio machine gun Mackenzie Madero Major Matamoras Mexican Mexico City miles military morning moved Namiquipa National Guard night officers orders packtrain Pancho Villa Paso Pershing Pershing's Porfirio Díaz President prisoners Punitive Expedition raiders raids ranch Rangers regiment reported river road San Antonio Santa Secretary sent shot soldiers Sonora tion Tompkins took town trail train troops truck Twiggs United States Army Vera Cruz Villistas wagon wounded