Jeanne T Heidler

"With illustrations, maps, and primary source documents, the volume offers more than 1,600 entries that chart the war's strategic aims, analyze diplomatic and political maneuvering, describe key military actions, sketch important participants, assess developments in military science, and discuss the social and financial impact of the conflict. The editors maintain a balanced coverage of the Confederate and Union sides, ensuring that this encyclopedia...

Traces the events leading up to, including, and following the Mexican War of 1846 from both the American and Mexican perspectives, and contains profiles of key figures, maps, images, chronology, and more.