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The Hunt for Pancho Villa: The Columbus Raid and Pershing’s Punitive Expedition 1916–17
Alejandro de Quesada
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Description for The Hunt for Pancho Villa: The Columbus Raid and Pershing’s Punitive Expedition 1916–17
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter; Spedaliere, Donato; Shumate, Johnny. Series: Raid. Num Pages: 80 pages, 35 b/w; 7 col. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 249 x 6. Weight in Grams: 262.
On March 9, 1916, troops under the command of Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico and its local detachment of the US 13th Cavalry Regiment, killing 18 people and burning the town. Six days later, on orders from President Woodrow Wilson, General John J. “Black Jack” Pershing led an expeditionary force of 4,800 men into Mexico to capture Villa. What followed was a series of skirmishes, battles, and chases through the wild and uncharted Mexican countryside. While the Americans failed in their ultimate purpose of catching Villa, they did kill two of his top lieutenants. This book charts the progress ... Read more
On March 9, 1916, troops under the command of Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico and its local detachment of the US 13th Cavalry Regiment, killing 18 people and burning the town. Six days later, on orders from President Woodrow Wilson, General John J. “Black Jack” Pershing led an expeditionary force of 4,800 men into Mexico to capture Villa. What followed was a series of skirmishes, battles, and chases through the wild and uncharted Mexican countryside. While the Americans failed in their ultimate purpose of catching Villa, they did kill two of his top lieutenants. This book charts the progress ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
Series
Raid
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849085687
SKU
V9781849085687
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About Alejandro de Quesada
Alejandro de Quesada is a Florida-based military history writer, an experienced researcher and collector of militaria, photos and documents, who runs an archive and historical consultancy for museums and films as a secondary business. He has written over 100 articles and over 25 books, including several for Osprey, and is a leading authority on Latin American subjects. Peter Dennis ... Read more
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