Blood on the Border: The United States Army and the Mexican IrregularsMacmillan, 1969 - 390 pages |
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... trucks to the base quartermaster to haul supplies within the camp . On March 17 , five flights were recorded , and nine trucks were loaned to the quartermaster to carry supplies into Mexico . On the next day , March 18 , an aviation truck ...
... trucks to the base quartermaster to haul supplies within the camp . On March 17 , five flights were recorded , and nine trucks were loaned to the quartermaster to carry supplies into Mexico . On the next day , March 18 , an aviation truck ...
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... trucks . Sharpe replied , “ About four hundred and fifty thousand dollars . ” “ All right , ” said Scott , " send right out and buy those trucks with the necessary travel- ing garages and mechanics ; put a chauffeur on every truck and ...
... trucks . Sharpe replied , “ About four hundred and fifty thousand dollars . ” “ All right , ” said Scott , " send right out and buy those trucks with the necessary travel- ing garages and mechanics ; put a chauffeur on every truck and ...
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... truck drivers , the men of the aero squadron were the only ones at Columbus who were quali- fied truck drivers ; driving a motor truck was a skill that the army had not yet found necessary on any but the smallest scale . In spite of ...
... truck drivers , the men of the aero squadron were the only ones at Columbus who were quali- fied truck drivers ; driving a motor truck was a skill that the army had not yet found necessary on any but the smallest scale . In spite of ...
Contents
The Background and Beginningthe 1850s | 1 |
Mexico | 3 |
Robin Hood on the Rio Grande | 16 |
Copyright | |
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