Pancho Villa and Black Jack Pershing
Subtitle: the Punitive Expedition in Mexico
By: James W. Hurst
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9780313350047
Subjects: Pershing, John J. -- 1860-1948; Villa, Pancho, -- 1878-1923; United States. -- Army -- History -- Punitive Expedition into Mexico, 1916; Mexican-American Border Region -- History -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-187) and index
Table of contents: title: Dénouement, defeat, and the march to Columbus; title: Francisco's folly : the attack on Columbus, New Mexico; title: American reaction to Villa's raid; title: The intelligence section and an assassination plot; title: Scraps, fights, and skirmishes; title: The fight at Carrizal; title: Entering the doldrums : idleness, frustration, and withdrawal; title: Wings and wheels : reconnaissance, observation, and transportation; title: Logistics and the base of supply; title: Myth, legend, and reality