This single-vol, reference provides a balanced view of an aggressive chapter in U.S. Westward Expansion, with scholars from both the U.S. and Mexico contributing. The book is interdisciplinary, examining not only the battles, strategies and personalities on both sides of the conflict but also its effects on the culture as a whole. Includes illustrations and an appendix of primary documents. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Some events in history, although of pivotal importance, do not get the attention one might think they deserve. Certainly the Mexican War is a case in point. This war added an enormous section of the continent and its native peoples to the holdings of the United States and was a significant training ground for soldiers like Lee and Grant. Perhaps the war is simply overshadowed by the Civil War. This book is a fine addition to the limited selection of good references on the war. Editor Frazier (history, McMurry Univ.) has compiled a solid encyclopedia: its signed entries by subject experts, bibliographical notes, good index, and generous number of maps, prints, and daguerreotype images, many previously unpublished, make this an attractive volume. It concentrates not only on military and political issues but on the war's impact on the culture of the time, e.g., with an entry on Henry Thoreau and his opposition to the war. Highly recommended for larger public and those academic libraries where subject interest warrants.‘Charles V. Cowling, Drake Memorial Lib., Brockport, NY From: Reed Elsevier Inc. Copyright Reed Business Information