A Gallant Little Army: The Mexico City Campaign

by Timothy D. Johnson

Book Overview

In 1847 General Winfield Scott boldly led a small but undaunted army from the Mexican coast all the way to the Halls of Montezuma, routing Mexican forces at every turn while pacifying the countryside. Scott's military campaign--America's first ever in a foreign country--helped pave the way for victory in the wider war against Mexico and also posed new challenges for discipline, logistics, and the treatment of civilians. Yet it has remained largely...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700615415
• ISBN13: 9780700615414
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.6" x 9.2"