Blood on the Border: The United States Army and the Mexican IrregularsMacmillan, 1969 - 390 pages |
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Page 104
... passed from the head of the column to dismount and lead . Captain Chaffee was riding a horse he had selected because of the animal's strength and power . Suddenly , in the inky blackness , the horse slipped on some loose gravel and ...
... passed from the head of the column to dismount and lead . Captain Chaffee was riding a horse he had selected because of the animal's strength and power . Suddenly , in the inky blackness , the horse slipped on some loose gravel and ...
Page 200
... passed uneventfully.7 Late in the month , however , it became known , or was reported , that Villa and his band ( no longer large enough to be called an army ) were moving slowly northward . This bit of information probably came from ...
... passed uneventfully.7 Late in the month , however , it became known , or was reported , that Villa and his band ( no longer large enough to be called an army ) were moving slowly northward . This bit of information probably came from ...
Page 319
... passing . This was the first serious aerial photography in American history , and was probably abreast of similar developments in Europe at the time . It is remarkable that even with night landings , the flimsy air- planes ( made of ...
... passing . This was the first serious aerial photography in American history , and was probably abreast of similar developments in Europe at the time . It is remarkable that even with night landings , the flimsy air- planes ( made of ...
Contents
The Background and Beginningthe 1850s | 1 |
Mexico | 3 |
Robin Hood on the Rio Grande | 16 |
Copyright | |
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