Some of the most famous Western movies have been set against the background of the Mexican Revolution of the early 20th century. Now, for the first time in English, Osprey offer a concise but fact-packed account of the events, armies, uniforms and weapons of those ten chaotic and bloody years, putting in context such famous but half-understood names as Diaz, Pancho Villa, Zapata, Madero and Huerta. The text is illustrated with many rare and fascinating period photographs, and with eight detailed color plates of orfiristas and Rurales, Maderisitas, Federales, Villistas, Zapatistas,and US volunteers and intervention troops.
By:
Philip Jowett,
Alejandro de Quesada
Illustrated by:
Stephen Walsh
Imprint: Osprey
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: No. 137
Dimensions:
Height: 248mm,
Width: 184mm,
Spine: 7mm
Weight: 254g
ISBN: 9781841769899
ISBN 10: 1841769894
Series: Elite
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 01 February 2006
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Historical background · Chronology of operations · Overview of the armies · The Federal Army: under Diaz (1910–12), Huerta (1913–14) & Carranzara (1914–20) - · The Revolutionary Armies: Maderistas (1910–12), Zapatistas (Southern Army, 1911–19), Villistas (Northern Division, 1913–20) · US intervention forces 1914–20
Philip Jowett was born in Leeds in 1961. His previous books for Osprey include Men-at-Arms 306, 'Chinese Civil War Armies 1911-49' and a three-part sequence on The Italian Army 1940-45 (Men-at-Arms 340, 349 & 353). He is married and lives in Lincolnshire, UK. Alejandro de Quesada is a Florida-based military history writer who has written 12 books and over 50 articles. He is a leading authority on Spanish-American subjects.
