Punitive Expedition Report (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781286868874)

The report of Major General John J. Pershing, commander of the expedition into Mexico to "capture Villa and his bandits." Also referred to as the "Pancho Villa Expedition" or the "Mexican Expedition." It was launched against the Mexican insurgent Francisco "Pancho" Villa in retaliation for Villa's attack on Columbus, New Mexico during the Mexican Revolution. The expedition took place from 1916 to 1917. The report is made up of a series of smaller sections submitted to the Commanding general of the Southern Department at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. It is broken into two general sections. The first is organization and operations and the second deals with the administration of general staff in the field, Contents of appendices: staff reports, miscellaneous, maps (maps not present; original document unavailable for scanning). Digitized by the Military History Institute.

Author: John J. Pershing
ISBN-10: 1286868874
ISBN-13: 9781286868874
Publisher: Bibliogov
Language: English
Published: 10/26/2012
Pages: 116
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.24d