Blood on the Border: The United States Army and the Mexican IrregularsMacmillan, 1969 - 390 pages |
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... command a remarkable organization mentioned before , which today is virtu- ally forgotten , the detachment of Seminole - Negro scouts . These were Seminoles who were removed from Florida during and after the long Indian war in that ...
... command a remarkable organization mentioned before , which today is virtu- ally forgotten , the detachment of Seminole - Negro scouts . These were Seminoles who were removed from Florida during and after the long Indian war in that ...
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... command.27 For several weeks Villa conducted a lone campaign against Orozco , with varying degrees of success . The Government , mean- while , was mobilizing its forces and resources for a serious cam- paign against the rebels . On ...
... command.27 For several weeks Villa conducted a lone campaign against Orozco , with varying degrees of success . The Government , mean- while , was mobilizing its forces and resources for a serious cam- paign against the rebels . On ...
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... command system , with a general staff planning and con- trolling training and operations . Hence , Wagner became an ardent advocate of the establishment of a general staff for the United States Army . He was a persuasive lecturer who ...
... command system , with a general staff planning and con- trolling training and operations . Hence , Wagner became an ardent advocate of the establishment of a general staff for the United States Army . He was a persuasive lecturer who ...
Contents
The Background and Beginningthe 1850s | 1 |
Mexico | 3 |
Robin Hood on the Rio Grande | 16 |
Copyright | |
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