So Far From God: The U. S. War With Mexico, 1846-1848

The Mexican-American War of the 1840s, precipitated by border disputes and the U.S. annexation of Texas, ended with the military occupation of Mexico City by General Winfield Scott. In the subsequent treaty, the United States gained territory that would become California, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and parts of Wyoming and Colorado. In this highly readable account, John S.D. Eisenhower provides a comprehensive survey of this frequently overlooked war.

• A Wicked War: Polk, Clay, Lincoln, and the 1846 U.S. Invasion of Mexico
• A Glorious Defeat: Mexico and Its War with the United States
• What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 (Oxford History of the United States)
• Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
• The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861
• 1812: The War That Forged a Nation (P.S.)
• A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, the Mexican War and the Conquest of the American Continent (Simon & Schuster America Collection)
• The Mexican War, 1846-1848
• Battles Of The Revolutionary War: 1775-1781 (Major Battles and Campaigns Series)
• Why the North Won the Civil War