Blood on the Border: The United States Army and the Mexican IrregularsMacmillan, 1969 - 390 pages |
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... truck companies was formed during the Puni- tive Expedition ; the first one actually to be organized and func- tion was Truck Company No. 3 , which was " activated " ( to use a present - day term ) at El Paso on March 16 or 17 , 1916 ...
... truck companies was formed during the Puni- tive Expedition ; the first one actually to be organized and func- tion was Truck Company No. 3 , which was " activated " ( to use a present - day term ) at El Paso on March 16 or 17 , 1916 ...
Page 324
... truck train to be delayed for several hours by one repair after another . And when a truck train pulled into a bivouac area , the drivers had to do necessary maintenance on their vehicles ( often including major repairs ) before they ...
... truck train to be delayed for several hours by one repair after another . And when a truck train pulled into a bivouac area , the drivers had to do necessary maintenance on their vehicles ( often including major repairs ) before they ...
Page 325
... trucks were sent scurrying by a shot or two . There was an occasion in which the soldier riding on the tail truck of a column dozed , and when the truck hit a chuckhole , fell off . He was knocked out momentarily by his fall , and when ...
... trucks were sent scurrying by a shot or two . There was an occasion in which the soldier riding on the tail truck of a column dozed , and when the truck hit a chuckhole , fell off . He was knocked out momentarily by his fall , and when ...
Contents
The Background and Beginningthe 1850s | 1 |
Mexico | 3 |
Robin Hood on the Rio Grande | 16 |
Copyright | |
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