Philip Jowett, Alejandro De Quesada

The Mexican Revolution 1910-20 (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Walsh, Stephen

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Some of the most famous Western movies have been set against the background of the Mexican Revolution of the early 20th century. Now, for the first time in English, Osprey offer a concise but fact-packed account of the events, armies, uniforms and weapons of those ten chaotic and bloody years, putting in context such famous but half-understood names as Diaz, Pancho Villa, Zapata, Madero and Huerta. The text is illustrated with many rare and fascinating period photographs, and with eight detailed color plates of orfiristas and Rurales, Maderisitas, Federales, Villistas, Zapatistas,and US volunteers and intervention troops.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472807182
• Artikelnr.: 40469396

Autorenporträt

Philip Jowett was born in Leeds in 1961 and has been interested in military history for as long as he can remember. His first Osprey book was the ground-breaking Men-at-Arms 306, Chinese Civil War Armies 1911-49, and since then he has published numerous other titles for Osprey including MAA 414, The Russo-Japanese War 1904-05, MAA 532, Japan's Asian Allies 1941-45 and NVG 19, Armour in China 1920-1950. He lives in North Lincolnshire, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Historical background · Chronology of operations · Overview of the armies · The Federal Army: under Diaz (1910
12), Huerta (1913
14) & Carranzara (1914
20)
· The Revolutionary Armies: Maderistas (1910
12), Zapatistas (Southern Army, 1911
19), Villistas (Northern Division, 1913
20) · US intervention forces 1914
20