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The Mexican Adventure 1861–67

By Richard Hook , René Chartrand

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
1994
ISBN
9781855324305, 185532430X
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
32 MB (33885211 bytes)
Series
Men at Arms 272
Pages
48\51
Time added
2020-09-27 11:47:32
Military;Military History;Literature;19th Century;

Description

The 'Mexican Adventure' was a tragedy of the first order, born of a romantic view of Mexico shared by many Europeans. This school of thought took for granted that most Mexicans were barely capable of governing themselves and that a 'generous intervention' could only be beneficial to all concerned. For the French Emperor it would be a master stroke: a vast new vassal empire in America. René Chartrand examines the organisation, weapons and uniforms of the forces who fought on both sides of the Franco-Mexican War (1861-1867) in a text accompanied by numerous contemporary photographs and illustrations including eight full page colour plates by Richard Hook.

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