Traas, Adrian George

From the Golden Gate to Mexico City The US Army Topographical Engineers in the Mexican War 1846-1848

Softcover, Washington, D. C. Office of History, Corps of Engineers and United States Army, 1992. First Printing. Very Good+. This book "serves a twofold end. The book demonstrates how the engineers performed a valuable combat support mission in Amreica's first foreign war...It also shows the engineers on the cutting edge of nineteenth century technology as they laid the communication routes throughout the southwest and California that would tie the new continental nation together." Ships same or next business day. Shelf and edge wear, front cover tail corner to page iii is creased and lightly stained. Interior is clean, tight and bright in very good plus condition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 353 pages. [Item #50474]

Price: $20.00