The Great Pursuit: Pershing's Expedition To Destroy Pancho Villa (1995) By Herbert M. Mason, Jr.
 
In the predawn darkness of 9 March 1916, the Mexican bandit general Pancho Villa swept across the United States border to strike Columbus, New Mexico and butcher the town. To exact revenge and to bring a halt to repeated border violations, Woodrow Wilson named John J Pershing to invade the inhospitable mountains of Chihuahua - much against Mexico's wishes. It was a campaign of frustration, political bungling, heroism, stupidity and daring. George S. Patton's controversial reputation began during a two-man duel with Villista officers, Villa was almost assassinated by one of his own men, the 1st Aero Squadron was completely destroyed, but not by enemy guns, and one pilot accidentally started one of the greatest forest fires in Mexican history. Pershing considered the campaign his lost cause, but it had larger consequences. It made his name as a commander and revealed the weakness of the US Army, its communications, supply and aviation.
 
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
269 pages 
In Good Condition