Villa: Soldier of the Mexican Revolution

by Robert L. Scheina

Book Overview

Starting with twenty-eight followers, Francisco Pancho Villa rose out of banditry to become a dynamic strategist who mastered the tactical use of a diverse array of weapons, including modern railroads and cavalry, to contest control of Mexico. In his early days as a brigand, the peasantry idolized him because he often gave them the largesse of his raids on the wealthy haciendas. His military career began in 1910 during the Mexican Revolution, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574885138
• ISBN13: 9781574885132
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 125 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.1"