The Mexican War and its Warriors

 
 
 
First published in 1848 in the immediate aftermath of the war with Mexico. A positively glowing account of the operations of American troops at war, with an emphasis on the heroic deeds of their generals, whose biographies include brief accounts of their participation in the War of 1812 and various Indian wars. Profusely illustrated, the book also includes the text of the treaty ending the war and ceding what's now the southwestern United States to the victors. (And if a book can be judged by its cover, one of the finest military literary works of American history.)