The California Campaigns of the U.S.-Mexican War, 1846-1848 (Paperback)

The U.S.-Mexican War of 1846-1848 remains controversial even today. The California campaigns of this conflict introduce the reader to the Californios (the colorful inhabitants of Alta, or Upper, California); to the American and other adventurers who arrived after them; and to the local Indians, who were always there. The real prize of the war was California. For the Mexican government to go to war against its more powerful northern neighbor was an act of folly. The Californios themselves had only ambiguous loyalties to the central government and only the most minimal military capabilities. The net result of the war was that Mexico was forced to surrender to the United States more than half a million square miles of its territory. This surrender contributed to a legacy of Mexican humiliation, distrust, and bitterness towards the United States that has never dissipated entirely.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2015
Authors:	Hunt Janin • Ursula Carlson
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-9420-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-7864-9420-4
Barcode:	9780786494200

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