History of the Mexican-American War

"History of the Mexican-American War " in 2 volumes is one of the best-known works by an American historian Justin Harvey Smith. The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. It followed in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico still considered Mexican territory since the government did not recognize the treaty signed by Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna when he was a prisoner of the Texian Army during the 1836 Texas Revolution. For Mexico, this was a provocation: Mexican forces attacked U.S. forces, and the United States Congress declared war.Volume 1:Mexico and the MexicansThe Political Education of MexicoThe Relations between the United States and Mexico, 1825–1843The Relations between the United States and Mexico, 1843–1846The Mexican Attitude on the Eve of WarThe American Attitude on the Eve of WarThe Preliminaries of the ConflictPalo Alto and Resaca de GuerreroThe United States Meets the CrisisThe Chosen Leaders AdvanceTaylor Sets out for SaltilloMontereySaltillo, Parras, and TampicoSanta FeChihuahuaThe California QuestionThe Conquest of CaliforniaThe Genesis of Two CampaignsSanta Anna Prepares to StrikeBuena VistaVolume 2:Behind the Scenes at MexicoVera CruzCerro GordoPueblaOn to the CapitalContreras and ChurubuscoNegotiationsMolino del Rey, Chapultepec and MexicoFinal Military OperationsThe Naval OperationsThe Americans as ConquerorsPeaceThe Finances of the WarThe War in American PoliticsThe Foreign Relations of the War