The Mexican War, 1846-1848
/ Douglas V. Meed
- Oxford, England : Osprey Publishing , c2002.
- 95 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 26 cm.
- Essential histories .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [93]) and index.
The war with Mexico was the most decisive conflict in American history. It was a bitter, hard-fought war that raged across Mexico and ended with General Winifield Scott marching from the captured port of Vera Cruz to Mexico City. For Mexico, this war was its greatest disaster.