Description
First printing of The Mexican War by K. Jack Bauer. Octavo, xxi, 454pp. Red cloth spine, title in gilt on spine. Stated “first printing” on copyright page. Complete with fifteen full page maps. In publisher’s dust jacket, toning to spine as is typical with this volume, retail price on front flap, vibrant colors and illustrations. An excellent copy.
Comments: From The Macmillan Wars of the United States series, which began in 1967 and was edited by Dr. Louis Morton of Dartmouth University. Scholars consider some of these works to be the best single volume histories of the relevant conflict in print. Highlights include: The War of American Independence by Don Higginbotham, Arms for Empire by Douglas Leach, President Wilson Fights His War by Harvey DeWeerd and Blood on the Border by Clarence Clendenen.
