Surfboats and Horse Marines: U.S. Naval Operations in the Mexican War, 1846-48Bogen omhandler den amerikansk-mexicanske krig med vægt på flådens rolle, idet marinestyrkerne kæmpede lige så meget og lige så forbitret på land som til søs. |
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TENSION IN TEXAS | 3 |
WAR STARTS IN THE GULF | 15 |
BLOCKADE ESTABLISHED | 23 |
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