US Army Operations in Mexico 1916-1917: The Punitive Expedition Against Pancho Villa and the Mexican Revolutionaries [Illustrated]

In 1916, the US sent troops into Mexico in retaliation for a raid by guerrilla leader Pancho Villa. The "Punitive Expedition" was the first large-scale US military operation since the Spanish-American War, and was the first use by the US of innovations such as motorized supply systems and aeroplane reconnaissance. This volume contains both the official US Army and US Air Force histories of the Mexican Expedition. Illustrated.