MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR 1846-48 (Brassey's History of Uniforms Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Ron Field
Publisher: Brassey's UK
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 1356988
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st English Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 12 x 8.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 1857532104
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.624
EAN: 9781857532104
ASIN: 1857532104
Publication Date: January 2003
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Product Description
From thr battle of Buena Vista to the capture of Mexico City, this book is the most detailed study of both armies yet published and includes many previously unpublished pictures from both American and Mexican archives. It is a thorough ananlysis of both US and Mexican armies with chapters detailing the range of their uniforms, weapons and equipment. The Mexican-American War was a crucial conflict for the emerging United States, and created an army that would later face the test of the American Civil war.
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 uniforms in detail June 14, 2006
Few books have been written on the war with Mexico. Hardly anything on what the soldiers were equipped with.
A must have for anyone interested in this period.
Well researched. Well written and very well illustrated.
One of the better source books January 3, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Brassey's series of books on uniforms and equipment are among the better sources. Covering the U.S. Regulars, Militia, Texas Rangers as well as the Mexican forces, this book is well worth having. True, it focuses on the U.S. troops, but this is because there is quite a bit of information, photographs, and exhisting clothing and equipment. The Mexican troops are a bit harder to research. Most historians have come to rely on Joseph Hefter, who pioneered the effort of documenting Mexico's military history. The color plates by Richard Hook are quite good and give good detail. The photos of reenactors also add to the quality of this book. The only negative comments ? The price is high, but if you want a valuable resource, it comes with a cost.
A section devoted to the weapons of both armies and their effectiveness would have been handy. If you are a student of this conflict, go for it.
Detail combined with accessability January 11, 2000
This book gives a good one-stop-shop for the uniforms and organisation of the US-Mexican War. It is an easy read, providing what I have found to be the most accurate text on this subject readily available. If the book has any fault it is that it concentrates heavily on the US rather than Mexican forces, but frankly this is because of the huge variety within the US forces due to the system of volunteer units designing and providing their own uniforms, and the simple fact that information on Mexican forces is very hard to find anywhere. Nevertheless, the coverage of the Mexican forces represents a comprehensive overview of what information there is available, and is accurate throughout, avoiding many of the mistakes so often regurgitated by authors on this subject. Well illustrated, with period "photographs" mixed with modern photographs of re-enactors, and colour and line illustrations especially commissioned for this book. Certainly well worth buying if you have an interest in the period.
Detail combined with accessability January 11, 2000
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
This book gives a good one-stop-shop for the uniforms and organisation of the US-Mexican War. It is an easy read, providing what I have found to be the most accurate text on this subject readily available. If the book has any fault it is that it concentrates heavily on the US rather than Mexican forces, but frankly this is because of the huge variety within the US forces due to the system of volunteer units designing and providing their own uniforms, and the simple fact that information on Mexican forces is very hard to find anywhere. Nevertheless, the coverage of the Mexican forces represents a comprehensive overview of what information there is available, and is accurate throughout, avoiding many of the mistakes so often regurgitated by authors on this subject. Well illustrated, with period "photographs" mixed with modern photographs of re-enactors, and colour and line illustrations especially commissioned for this book. Certainly well worth buying if you have an interest in the period.
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