Mexican-American war
Controversial Civil War Commanders: Gideon Pillow
By Roy Morris Jr.Few Mexican War generals fought more battles than Tennessee-born Gideon Pillow—the problem was that many of those battles were with his own superiors. Read more
Mexican-American war
The History of Mobile Artillery
By Arnold Blumberg“It is with artillery that one makes war.” So declared Napoleon Bonaparte, one of the Great Captains of military history and a born gunner himself. Read more
Mexican-American war
Curtiss Flying Jennies Pursue Pancho Villa Across Northern Mexico
by M. L. WebsterAt four-thirty on the morning of March 19, 1916, the sound of gunfire echoed through the streets of Columbus, New Mexico, a border settlement of adobe houses, a bank, a post office and a few stores surrounded by cactus, mesquite and rattlesnakes. Read more
