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On the Prairie of Palo Alto: Historical Archaeology of the U.S.-Mexican War Battlefield Volume 55
ISBN: 9781603441582 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The Battle of Palo Alto marked several firsts in American history: a new generation of professional soldiers--Ulysses S. Grant, George G. Meade, and James Longstreet--provided a wealth of expert knowledge to their senior officers; the military demonstrated the superior qualities of their newly introduced "flying" artillery, one that would see fruition during the far greater epoch of the Civil War; and graduates of the U.S. Military Academy experienced their first major test.
The battle was essentially an artillery duel that pitted highly effective U.S. cannon against Mexican cannon of... The Battle of Palo Alto marked several firsts in American history: a new generation of professional soldiers--Ulysses S. Grant, George G. Meade, and J...
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Native and Spanish New Worlds: Sixteenth-Century Entradas in the American Southwest and Southeast
ISBN: 9780816531226 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Spanish-led entradas expeditions bent on the exploration and control of new territories took place throughout the sixteenth century in what is now the southern United States. Although their impact was profound, both locally and globally, detailed analyses of these encounters are notably scarce. Focusing on several major themes social, economic, political, military, environmental, and demographic the contributions gathered here explore not only the cultures and peoples involved in these unique engagements but also the wider connections and disparities between these borderlands and the...
Spanish-led entradas expeditions bent on the exploration and control of new territories took place throughout the sixteenth century in what is ...
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136,25 |