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Hunt for Pancho Villa, The - The Columbus Raid and Pershing's Punitive Expedition 1916-17

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Raid

MSRP old price: $23.00


Product Info

Title
Hunt for Pancho Villa, The - The Columbus Raid and Pershing's Punitive Expedition 1916-17
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Author
Alejandro De Quesada
Publish Year
2012
Pages
80
Dimensions
7x10x.3"
NKG Part #
2147466802
MFG. Part #
OSPRAID029
Type
Softcover
Series
RAID29

Description

On March 9, 1916, troops under the command of Pancho Villa attacked Columbus, New Mexico and its local detachment of the US 13th Cavalry Regiment, killing 18 people and burning the town. Six days later, on orders from President Woodrow Wilson, General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing led an expeditionary force of 4,800 men into Mexico to capture Villa. What followed was a series of skirmishes, battles, and chases through the wild and uncharted Mexican countryside. While the Americans failed in their ultimate purpose of catching Villa, they did kill two of his top lieutenants. This book charts the progress of the entire enterprise, covering the dusty marches and the bitter gunfights in the streets of small border towns, analyzing the successes and failures of this unique military expedition.