Punitive Expedition Report - Softcover

Pershing, John J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1286868874 ISBN 13: 9781286868874

Publisher: BiblioGov, 2012

Synopsis

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: BiblioGov
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1286868874
• ISBN 13: 9781286868874
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 116