Sökt på: Richard Bruce Winders
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Queen of the West
By 1850, the frontier settlement of San Antonio had seen more than its share of hardships, Indians attacks, rebellions, and repeated military occupations. These events all marked …
Crisis in the Southwest
The war between the United States and Mexico was decades in the making. Although Texas was an independent republic from 1836 to 1845, Texans retained an affiliation with the United …
Mr. Polk's Army
Drawing on numerous diaries, journals, and reminiscences, Richard Bruce Winders presents the daily life of soldiers at war; links the army to the society that produced it; shares …
Crisis in the Southwest
The war between the United States and Mexico was decades in the making. Although Texas was an independent republic from 1836 to 1845, Texans retained an affiliation with the United …
Sacrificed at the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo is one of the most compelling stories from American history. Students of the battle often wonder why William B. Travis and his small garrison were left …
Panting For Glory
The “Mississippi Rifles,” so called because they were the firstvolunteer force in American history to have been issued riflesrather than smoothbore muskets, served in the war …
Panting For Glory
Armed with percussion rifles when most other US soldiers still carried flintlock muskets, the ';Mississippi Rifles' served in the war against Mexico that followed the annexation of …
Integrated Management of Insect Pests: Current and Future Developments
This volume summarises current developments in integrated pest management (IPM), focussing on insect pests. Chapters discuss advances in understanding species and landscape ecology …