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Two armies on the Rio Grande : the first campaign of the US-Mexican War / Douglas A. Murphy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Murphy, Douglas A., author.
- Series:
- Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 148.
- Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; number 148
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Palo Alto, Battle of, Tex., 1846.
- Resaca de la Palma, Battle of, Tex., 1846.
- Mexican War, 1846-1848--Texas--Lower Rio Grande Valley.
- Mexican War, 1846-1848.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (338 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- College Station, Texas : Texas A&M University Press, [2015]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The opening campaign of the US-Mexican War transformed the map of each nation and shaped the course of conflict. Douglas A. Murphy provides the first balanced view of early battles such as Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma.
- Contents:
- The road to war
- To the Rio Grande
- The Rio Grande delta
- Final preparations
- Escalation
- Strategy
- Battle
- Decision
- Advance and retreat
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-62349-225-4
- OCLC:
- 896123506
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