mikie Posted January 15, 2018 Share #1 Posted January 15, 2018 Hi. I've gotten bit by the curiosity bug concering the operations against Mexico before WWI. Are there any good general histories about it? Thanks for any recommendations. Thanks. Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted January 15, 2018 Share #2 Posted January 15, 2018 Hi Mikie, I like this one by John S.D. Eisenhower. It gives a good background to the reason for the intervention. https://www.amazon.com/Intervention-United-Mexican-Revolution-1913-1917/dp/0393313182 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted January 15, 2018 Thanks! I read his book on WWI, Yanks, a few months ago. And am in the midfdle of his Winfield Scott book now. His last name sounds kind of familiar for some reason. Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakkasan187 Posted January 15, 2018 Share #4 Posted January 15, 2018 Mikie, I am the curator of the US Army Non-Commissioned Officer Museum at Fort Bliss, Texas. We are part of the US Army Sergeant's Major Academy. Part of the history curriculum for the students is a staff ride to Columbus, New Mexico, the site of the raid into the United States by Pancho Villa. We have an extensive library of books that are dedicated to the raid and the punitive expedition as a result of the raid. Here are a few of the books the students use frequently: Villa Raids Columbus New Mexico, March 9, 1916 Bill Rakocy The Hunt for Pancho Villa, The Columbus Raid and Pershing's Punitive Expedition 1916-17 Alejandro De Quesada Chasing Villa, The last campaign of the US Cavalry, Colonel Frank Tompkins. There are a lot more books available that we use and that the students use, I will gather a better list when I go back to work on Tuesday for you.. Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted January 15, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted January 15, 2018 Oh no! It looks like I'm gonna need a bigger bookcase! Thanks. Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted January 15, 2018 Share #6 Posted January 15, 2018 Oh no! It looks like I'm gonna need a bigger bookcase! Thanks. Mikie Mikie, you say that like its a bad thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakkasan187 Posted January 16, 2018 Share #7 Posted January 16, 2018 Mikie, Here are a few more titles for some of the books we have here at the NCO Museum. The vast majority of these books all came from the museum gift shop at Columbus, New Mexico.. The Incident: The Punitive Expedition of 1916 Steven Fruitt Pancho Villa and Columbus, NM 1891 to early 1920's. Collection of History Stories by Local Authors, compiled by Joyce Reynolds Pancho Villa and the Columbus Raid. Larry A Harris Pancho Villa at Columbus, The raid of 1916 by Haldeen Braddy Perishing's Mission in Mexico 1916 by Haldeen Braddy Uniforms and Equipment of the Last Campaign 1916, The Pursuit of Pancho Villa, William C. Machado Doing My Duty, Corporal Elmer Dewy-One National Guard Doughboy's Experiences During the Pancho Villa Punitive Campaign and World War 1, Stephen A Banks There are other books but these seem to be the titles used most frequently by students.. Hope these titles help.. Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teufelhunde.ret Posted January 17, 2018 Share #8 Posted January 17, 2018 Marines in the Mexican War. Gabrielle M. Neufeld Santelli. Charles R. Smith, editor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USAFnav Posted March 8, 2018 Share #9 Posted March 8, 2018 This is a new book, highly recommended for anyone who wants to learn about Mexican border troubles a century ago. This covers the activity of mostly US Army cavalry units, but also a few infantry regiments and, after WWI, some US Army Air Service units. It is surprising to read about the number of armed clashes, including firefights on Mexican territory, that were not officially part of the Mexican Punitive Expedition. Pete (doughboypublishing.weebly.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USAFnav Posted March 8, 2018 Share #10 Posted March 8, 2018 This is an excellent book, written in 1917, about the Mexican Border campaign. The author was the chaplain of the 1st Illinois Infantry Regiment, serving in San Antonio. He tells it like it is, and is not shy about criticizing the way the War Department handled the Guard at the time. This is of particular interest to me because two of my great-grandmother's cousins served in the Illinois National Guard on the border (Charles Pellegrini, 1st Illinois Infantry Regiment, 1916, and Louis Pellegrini, Company E, 4th Illinois Infantry Regiment, 1917). Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bummer Posted March 22, 2018 Share #11 Posted March 22, 2018 Haven't read it yet but this past summer I picked up "Doing My Duty" by Stephen A Banks. It's about Corporal Elmer Dewey's experience on the Mexican boarder and in France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakkasan187 Posted March 22, 2018 Share #12 Posted March 22, 2018 "Doing My Duty" is a decent book. Some good pictures and overall a good read.. Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share #13 Posted March 22, 2018 Thanks for all the suggestions, folks. I'll be putting these on my shopping list. I've started off with the Eisenhower book at the moment. Anyone have any suggestions where I can get some time to read them all? Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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