As it's been some time since I've turned my attention to putting together another installment of "Bookwatch in the States", a considerable number of items have accumulated (sorry). To begin with, there are a number of recently published works that deserve to be brought to the attention of the readers of El Dorado.

From SCHOLARLY RESOURCE BOOKS (104 Greenhill Ave., Wilmington, DE. 19805-1897, Tel (302) 654-7713, Fax. (302) 654-3871) there is the anthology "Rank and Privilege: The Military and Society in Latin America", Jaguar Books on Latin America No.8, edited by Linda Rodriguez (PB $14.95 - ISBN 0-8420-2433-6). Included among it's ten essays are "La Causa Buena: The Counterinsurgency Army of New Spain and the Ten Years War", by Christon Archer, "The War of the Pacific: The Heroic Medium", by William Sater and "The South American Military Tradition: Preprofessional Armies", by Frederick Nunn. Although I'm afraid I don't know the publisher that will be releasing the following work, a recent newsletter from the Society of Military History announced the completion of "The Uniforms of the Republic of Texas and the Texas Revolution", by Bruce Marshall (definately something to look forward to).

The UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS (1005 Asp Ave., Norman, OK. 73019-0445) announced two forthcoming titles in their most recent catalogue; "The Pueblo Revolt of 1680: Conquest and Resistance in 17th Century New Mexico", by Andrew Knaut, illus., 272pp. ($29.95 ISBN 0-8061-2727-9 - due out in May), and "Caudillos: Dictators in Spanish America", by Hugh Hamil (Ed.), 30 illus., 384pp. (PB $14.95 ISBN 0-8061-2428-8 - due out in March). This latest catalogue also contained the following reprint of an account of a New Orleans war correspondent (originally published in 1851), "The War Between the U.S. and Mexico", by George Wilkins Kendall, 12 illus., 100pp. ($75.00 ISBN 0-87611-138-X).

And for something completely different, Dan Hagedorn, THE authority on Latin American aviation, has teamed up with Jeff Hellstrom to produce "Foreign Invaders: The Douglas Invader in Foreign Military and U.S. Clandestine Service", 250 illus. 200pp. ($34.95), which is available from PHALANX Publishing (1051 Marie Ave., St. Paul, MN. 55118, Tel. (612) 454-0607, Fax. (612) 688-7099). Members familiar with the Bay of Pigs / Playa Giron will know that the Invader served as the principle combat aircraft of the Cuban Exile Brigade. In addition, this book covers Invaders in the service of Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Honduras.

Appearing in the latest catalogue of OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS (200 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016), "Generals in the Palacio: The Military in Modern Mexico", by Roderick Camp, 296pp., is being offered at a considerable discount ($49.95 - $14.00 - No.144). Similarly, the latest sales catalogue from PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS (41 William St., Princeton, NJ. 08540, Tel. 1-800-777-4726, Fax. 1-800-999-1958) contains a nurnber of excellent studies, offered at equally excellent prices.

Fredrick Katz edits the collection of essays "Riot, Rebellion and Revolution: Rural Social Conflict in Mexico", 594pp., examining instances of rural uprising from the time of the Aztecs to the present (S79.00 - $19.00 - No.P537).

Holger Herwig, THE leading authority on early 20th century German naval affairs, considers Germany's various attempts to establish a colony in the New World prior to World War I in "Germany's Vision of Empire in Venezuela, lS71-1914", 285pp. ($42.50 - $15.00 - No.P374).

An essential source for information on the U.S. Marine Corps campaigns against Augusto Sandino (the inspiration for the present day Sandinistas) is a collection of Sandino's own writings edited by Roger Conrad, "Sandino: The Testimony of a Nicaraguan Patriot, 1921-1934", 516pp. ($59.50 - 519.50 / PB. $18.95 - $9.00 - Nos. P530/P531).

"National Security and U.S. Policy Toward Latin America", by Lars Schoultz, 377pp., offers an overview of the implications of U.S. strategy for the nations of the Caribbean, Central and South America (PB. $16.95 - $10.00 - No. P615).

Lastly, the team of Freedman and Gamba-Stonehouse offers one of the finest general histories of the War for the Falklands/Malvinas in "Signals of War: The Falklands Conflict of 1982", 476pp. ($49.50 - $19.50 - No. P578).

From the latest catalogue of the UNIVERSITY PRESS OF VIRGINIA (Box 3608, University Station, Charlottesville, VA. 22903, Tel. (804) 924-3469) comes David Werlich's excellent study "Admiral of the Amazon: John Randolph Tucker, His Confederate Colleagues and Peru", illus., 368pp. ($35.00 - $14.50 - No.WEAA).

Suprisingly, the latest catalogue of the SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION PRESS (Dept.900, Blue Ridge Summit, PA. 17294-0900) offers two works on very different aspects of Latin American military affairs for reduced prices. "Provincial Power in the Inka Empire", by Terence D'Altroy, 100 illus., 284pp., which compares the growth of the Incan Empire (or Inkan Empire, if you like) with those of the Ancient Near East and the Classical Mediterranean, contains an entire chapter devoted to the Incan strategy of Imperial conquest ($45.00 - $36.00 - ISBN 1-5G098-115-6H). "Eyewitness to War: Prints and Daguerreotypes of the Mexican War, 1846-1848", by Sandweiss, Stewart and Huseman, 200 illus., 368pp., on the other hand, may be of great use in researching the uniforms worn by the opposing armies (and particularly the U.S. Army) during this conflict ($55.00 - $44.00 - ISBN 0-87474-862-3H).

Not suprisingly, the primary U.S. mail order dealer of new and used works on military history, ARTICLES OF WAR (8806 Bronx Ave., Skokie, IL 60077-1896, Tel. (708) 674-7445, Fax. (708) 674-7449), has offered quite a number of Latin American related items in their most recent catalogues and lists (Note: Of the numbers accompanying the following items, the 1st Number is the Catalogue Number, while the 2nd Number is the Item Number within the Catalogue in question).

An intriquing new work by Michael Clodfelter, "Warfare and Armed Conflicts (1618-199l): A Statistical Reference", 2 Vols., 1414pp., may contain some useful raw data on the wars of Latin America, though its cost may lead most readers to seek to view their copy in the library first (+125.00 - 66/63). For the Colonial Period, there is Hal Shelton's study of a British officer who served, among other locations, in Martinique and Havana in 1762, "General Richard Montgomery and the American Revolution: From Redcoat to Rebel", 245pp. ($45.00 - 66/73).

"The Haitian Journal of Lt. Howard York Hussars, 1796-1798", illus., 194pp., edited by Roger Buckley, is still available ($29.95 - 66/6).

A newer work on the overall conflict on the island of St. Domingue by the Dutch author, Martin Ros, is "Night of Fire: The Black Napoleon and the Battle for Haiti", illus., 224pp. (PB. $14.95 - IIB. $27.50 - 66/13).

Of the latest offerings of works on the Wars of Independence, and particularly biographical works on the leading commanders, there are no less than six titles "Captain of the Andes (San Martin)", by Margaret Harrison, illus., 216pp. ($25.00 - AD/58), "The Life of Miranda of Venezuela," by William Robertson, Library of Latin American History and Culture, 2 Vols. ($25.00 - AD/105), "Jose Antonio Paez", by R.B. Cunninghame Graham, illus., 328pp. ($25.00 - AD/51), "Bolivar the Liberator", by Michel Vaucaire, illus., 205pp. ($15.00 - AD/186), "The Detached Recollections of Gen. D.F. O'Leary", by R.A. Humphreys (Ed.), 66pp. ($15.00 - AD/66), and "British Exploits in South America", by W.H. Koebel, 587pp. ($30.00 - AD/74), of which the latter is only partly on military affairs.

Another biography, though of a later day South American ruler, is Thomas Rourke's study of the Venezuelan dictator "Gomez: Tyrant of the Andes (1857-1936)", illus., 320pp. ($25.00 - AD/108). As usual, there are a large number of works on the various conflicts in 19th and 20th century Mexico. For the U.S. - Mexican War there is the wonderful "Sam Chamberlain's Mexican War: The San Jacinto Museum of History Paintings", by William Goetzmann, 160 illus. 207pp., which is an absolute gold mine of information on U.S. and Mexican uniforms ($49.95 - 66/84), and "Dangerous Passage: The Santa Fe Trail and the Mexican War", by William Chalfant, illus., 325pp. ($29.95 - 66-71). Along with the general account of the French Intervention in Mexico, Ralph Roeder's "Juarez and His Mexico", 761pp., ($15.00 - AD/106), there are also two memoirs by very different participants on the French side: "Maximilian's Lieutenant: A Personal History of the Mexican Campaign, 1864-67", by Ernst Pitner, a member of the Austrian contingent, 206pp. ($39.95 - 66/31), and "An American in Maximilian's Mexico, 1865-66", by Ramon Ruiz, a former Confederate soldier who sought his fortune "South of the Border", 132pp. ($40.00 - AD/109).

On the U.S. Punitive Expedition under General Pershing, there's the recently published "Intervention! The United States and the Mexican Revolution, 1913-1917", by John Eisenhower, illus., 393pp. ($27.50 - 66/78). Finally, there is Dan Hagedorn's exhaustive study of the evolution of the Air Forces of two Latin American Regions (where does he get some of these colour photographs!), "Central American and Caribbean Air Forces, 300 illus., 153pp. ($33.95 - 66/263).

As usual, the latest catalogues of the mail order firm, THE SCHOLAR'S BOOKSHELF (110 Melrich Rd., Cranbury, NJ. 08512), contains a number of notable Latin American titles and as usual, they begin with items on the Pre-colombian civilizations of the Americas: "Reinterpreting the Prehistory of Central America", by Mark Graham (Ed.), illus., 336pp. ($35.00 - $19.95 - No.6P48X, and "The Aztecs", by Richard Townsend, 140 illus., 224pp. (PB. $14.95 - $13.95 - No.5B9lX). Gerard Chaliand provides a revisionist account of the Spanish conquests in "Mirrors of a Disaster: A Chronicle of the Spanish Military Conquest of America", illus., 272pp. ($50.00 -$45.00 N0.5DL4Y).

There are a suprising number of works on the Colonial Period, including "Amphibious Warfare in the 18th Century: The British Expedition to the West Indies, 1740-1742", by Richard Harding, 248pp. ($70.00 - $14.95 - No. 5UllX), Lorenzo la Farelle's biography of the commander of the Spanish forces which invaded Florida, "Bernardo de Galvez: Hero of the American Revolution", illus., 76pp. {$14.95 - $12.95 - No. 64P9X), "Tories, Dons, and Rebels: The American Revolution in British West Florida", by J. Barton Starr, 278pp. ($22.95 No.5BF9Y), and John Phelan's "The People and the King: The Comunero Revolution in Colombia, 1781", 309pp. ($32.50 - S6.95 - No. 5U97X).

THE SCHOLAR'S BOOKSHELF is also offering Martin Ros' "Night of Fire: The Hlack Napoleon and the Battle for Haiti", HB. $14.95 - No.5AK5Y). Ian Fletcher's unit history "Craufurd's Light Division", 48 illus., 248pp., recounts the history of a force that, among other things, participated in the disasterous Buenos Aires campaign ($27.50 - No. 5BJ2Y). Along with the usual selection of titles on the U.S. Mexican War, there is one general account of the French Intervention, Jasper Ridley's "Maximilian and Juarez", illus., 320pp. ($24.95 - $16.95 - No.64Y5Y). Similarly, along with the selection of works on the 'Spanish-American War', there is a very useful study of the continuity on the Cuban bandit/guerrilla tradition, "Cuba: Lords of the Mountain 1878-1918". 256pp. by the leading authority on Cuban Military History, Louis Perez ($49.95 - $6.95 - No. 6A49X).

There are two works on the U.S. military response to the troubles along the Mexican border during the Revolution: Moses Thisted's "With the Wisconsin National Guard on the Mexican Border in 1916-1918", illus., 348pp. ($12.96 - No. 58Q8X), and the excellent booklette "Wings and Saddles: The Air and Cavalry Punitive Expedition into Mexico of 1919", by Stacy Hinkle, illus., 45pp. (PB. $12.50 $8.95 - No. 6E55X).

Finally there is the usual handful of titles on (or related to) the Falklands/Malvinas War: "Sea Soldiers in the Cold War: Amphibious Warfare, 1945-1991", by Alexander and Bartlett, 320pp. ($32.95 - No.6W40Y), "Battles of the Falklands War", by Gordon Smith, illus., 112pp. ($24.95 No. 5M13Y), and "Take that Hill: Royal Marines in the Falklands War", by Nick Vaux, illus., 260pp. (PB. $14.95 - $7.95 - No. 5Q46Y).

There are few Latin American related titles in the latest catalogue from the firm of OLD ARMY BOOKS (P.O. Box 24652 Lexington, KY. 40524-4652, Tel. (606) ?73-5614). On the U.S. Mexican War, there's "Monterrey is Ours! The Mexican War Letters of Lt. Dana, 1845-1847", edited hy Robert Ferrell, illus., 218pp. ($22.00 ,- 5?/450). Lester Langley's "The Banana Wars: U.S. Intervention in the Caribbean, 1898-1934", illus., 255pp., provides an overview of U.S. military activities in Cuba, The Dominican Republic and Haiti ($18.00 - 52/479). On the Mexican Revolution, there is Henry Morris' informal account, "Thrilling Stories of Mexican Warfare, Including Intervention and Invasion by the U.S.", illus., 320pp. ($18.00 - 52/489). W.W. Harris details the story of the experiences of an all Puerto Rican unit in the U.S. Army during the Korean War in "Puerto Rico's Fighting 65th U.S. Infantry: From San Juan to Chorwan", illus., 220pp. ($15.00 - 52/462}. For a brief account of U.S. intervention in Puerto Riceo's neighbour, there's "Power Pack: Dominican Republic 1965-1966,", by Robert Barry, illus., 96pp. ($30.00 - 52/419).

A number of Latin American related titles also come from the latest catalogue, No.1/95, of the used mail order dealer (specializing, though not exclusively, in U.S. Marine Corps history} THE BRASS HAT (P.O. BOX 358, Pike, NH. 03780, Tel. (603) 989-5697). There are no less than five titles dealing with Mexican conflicts of the 19th century.

W.P. Stapp's "The Prisoners of Perote: First Hand Account of the Mier Expedition", illus., 226pp. recounts a failed 'Filibustero' expedition of 1842 ($18.00). On the U.S.-Mexican War, there's two excellent works by K. Jack Bauer, his standard history for the Macmillan Wars of the U.S. series, "The Mexican War 1846-1848", illus., maps, 454pp., one of the best single-volume histories of the war ($25.00), and the more specialized "Surfboats and Horse Marines", illus., maps, 291pp., which focuses on the naval/amphibious aspects of the conflict (S35.00).

Dealing with the cultural aspects of the war is R. Johannsen's equally fine "To the Halls of Montezumas: The Mexican War in the American Imagination", illus., maps, 363pp. ($16.00). Most unusual of all is a bound copy of President Andrew Johnson's protests to Maximillian, "Messeqe from the President regarding troops from Austria sent to Mexico", 21pp. ($12.00). "The Landing at Panama, April 1885", is a copy of an article by George Clarke, maps, 21pp. ($11.00), while Trumball White's "Our New Possessions: Philippines, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Hawaiian Islands", 676pp., is a contempory account of territories controlled by the U.S. in the wake of the 'Spanish American War' ($14.00). On U.S. involvement with Revolutionary Mexico, there's P.E. Haley's "Revolution and Intervention".

Although there are only a few Latin American related works in the most recent catalogue of the firm, J.H. FABER (Box 24, Millwood, NY. 10546, Tel. (914) 762-2656}; they represent some excellent sources. This is certainly the case with Graham and Humphrey's "The Navy and South America 1807-l823: Correspondence of the Commander-in-Chief on the South American Station", Navy Record Society No.104, 394pp. (S55.00 - 46/267) which provides important eye-witness accounts of many of the events of the Wars for Independence. Similarly, there are two collections of first person accounts from the U.S. Army in the U.S.-Mexican War: "Marching with the Army in the West 1846-1848", by Johnston, Edwards and Ferguson, Southwest Historical Society No.4, illus., 368pp. ($30.00 - 46/218}, and "Volunteers: The Mexican War Journals of Private Richard Coulterand and Sergeant Thomas Barclay, Co.E, 2nd Pennsylvania Infantry", by Allan Peskin (Ed.), illus., 342pp. ($35.00 - 46/260). Lastly, David Brown provides an excellent study of the War at Sea around the Falkland/Malvinas islands from the British perspective in "The Royal Navy and the Falklands War", illus., 384pp. ($17.00 - 46/257).

As to be expected, the mail order firm of EDWARD R. HAMILTON (Falls Village, CT. 06031-5000) which specializes in very low price remaindered items, has it's usual share of Latin American related items. But, unusually, there are a number of works outside the saturated areas of Pre-Colombian civilizations, war in Central America and the Falklands/Malvinas War. Of course these topics are, as always, well represented.

For Pre-Colombian America, there is Frederich Satz's "Ancient American Civilizations", 386pp. (PB. $10.95 - No.849693), "Moctezuma's Mexico: Visions of the Aztec World", by Carrasco and Moctezuma, - 94 illus., 188pp. ($45.00 - $34.9S, No.353043), and "Mesoamerica's Ancient (Mayan) Cities", by Ferguson and Rohn, 250 illus., 251pp. ($45.00 - 434.95, No.353035). There are two works dealing with the peoples of the Incan Empire, both during its reign and after its Collapse: Ian Cameron's "Kingdom of the Sun God: A History of the Andes and their People", illus., 224pp. (S29.95 - $12.95, No.237949), and "Huarochiri: An Andean Society Under Inca and Spanish Rule", by Karen Spalding, illus., 364pp. (S47.50 - $7.95, No.744107).

An outstanding work on a military aspect of the Colonial Period that is being offered is Joseph Sanchez study (based on his Doctoral Thesis) "Spanish Bluecoats: The Catalonian Volunteers in Northwestern New Spain 1767-1810", illus. 196pp. (PB. $16.95 - $3.95, No.749923 (a give away price! T.D.H.). Two works on the Wars of Independence (of different worth) are David Adler's children's book "A Picture Book of Simon Bolivar", illus. ($14.95 - $4.95, No.852023), and Timothy Anna's scholarly study, "The Fall of the Royal Government in Peru", 291pp. ($30.00 - $5.95, No.151408).

Although not a strictly military topic, Ban MacIntyre's account of the establishment of a small colony of German idealists in late-19th century Paraguay (which is still in existance), "Forgotten Fatherland: The Search for Elizabeth Nietzsche", illus., 256pp. is certainly interesting ($22.50 - $5.95, No.748714 / PB $12.00 - $3.95, No.749923). Peter Winn's "Americas: The Changing Face of Latin America and the Caribbean", illus., 639pp. is an overview of this region in this century ($40.00 - $5.95, No.150843). Among the nations covered in Andrew Mollo's reprint of the very thorough U.S. War-Time publication Uniforms and Insignia of the Navies of World War II", colour illus., 112pp., is Argentina and Brazil ($40.00 - $17.95, No.150223).

There are no less than five works being offered that related to Fidel Castro's Cuba. Georgia Anne Geyer's biography, "Guerrilla Prince: The Untold Story of Fidel Castro", illus., 445pp., is based on extensive interviews ($22.95 - $4.95, No.847550). Carlos Tablada considers the policies of Castro's principle Lieutenant in "Che Guevara: Economics and Politics in the Transition to Socialism", illus., 286pp. ($35.00 - $3.95, No.156140), while the CIA's covert war against Castro's regime is detailed in "Deadly Secrets", by Hinkle and Turner, illus., 464pp. ($21.95 - $3.95, No.240559). Finally, there are two first person accounts of outsiders who relate what they believe to be the last days of Csstro's regime: "Trading with the Enemy: A Yankee Travels through Castro's Cuba", by Tom Miller, 353pp. ($24.00 - $5.95, No. 749133), and "Castro's Final Hour", by Andres Oppenheimer, illus., 461pp. ($25.00 - t5.95, No.150924). Not suprisingly, there are three works on the wars in Central America. Tom Barry's "Central America Inside Out", 501pp., is a country by country analysis, which includes examination of each nation's armed forces ($29.95 - $9.95, No.851051). The others include Walter LeFeder's "Inevitable Revolutions: The U.S. in Central America", 452pp. ($22.95 - $9.95, No.751928), and Edward Sheehan's account of the Contra War against Nicaragua, "Agony in the Garden: A Stranger in Central America", 362pp. ($19.95 $3.95, No. 350478). While the guerrilla wars of Central America tend to occupy 'center stage' in the world media, there are also important insurgency conflicts raging in South America, as related by Simon Strong in "Shining Path: The World's Deadliest Revolutionary Force", illus., 274pp. ($8.95, No.747262). At this point it seems almost manditory for a mail order catalogue to offer Nick Vaux' "Take That Hill: The Royal Marines in the Falklands War", illus., 260pp. (PB. $14.95 - $4.95, No.239593). Lastly, there is Malcolm McConnell's account of the U.S. invasion of Panama, "Just Cause", illus., 307pp. ($22.95 - $3.95, No.568090}.

Last among the mail order dealers is the firm of Q.M.DABNEY & CO. (Box 42026, Washington, D.C., 20015, Tel. (301) 881-1470, Fax. (301) 881-0843), the latest catalogue of which, contains a large number of excellent Latin American related titles with prices to match. To begin with, there are four works on the Spanish conquests in the Americas: "Fernando Cortes and the Conquest of Mexico, 1485-1547", by Francis MacNutt, illus., 475pp. (S40.00 - 423/40027), "A New History of the Conquest of Mexico, in which Las Casas' Denunciation of the Popular Historians of that War are Fully Vindicated", by Robert Wilson, 539pp. ($150.00 - 423/27877), "Naval Power in the Conquest of Mexico", by C. Harvey Gardiner, illus., 253pp. ($60.00 - 423/ 22587), and "The Conquest of Florida by Hernando de Soto", by Theodore Irving, 457pp. ($60.00 - 423/39988).

An unusual survey which touches upon the period of conquest, but goes beyond it to the Napoleonic Wars is "Naval Actions and Operations against Cuba and Porto Rico, 1593-1815", by The Military Historical Society of Massachusetts, 205pp. ($60.00 - 423/22698). Among the works dealing with the Colonial Period, there are two concerned with the expansion of New Spain (Mexico): J. Lloyd Mecham's "Francisco de Ibarra and Nueva Vizcaya (Northwest Mexico)", 265pp. ($35.00 - 423/40151), and the autobiographical "The Mercurio Volante of Don Carlos de Siguenz y Gongora: An Account of the First Expedition of Don Diego de Vargas into New Mexico in 1692", illus., 136pp. ($175.00 - 423/10287). Others dealing with the Colonial Period include Arthur Helps' extensive study, "The Spanish Conquest in America, and its Relation to the History of Slavery and to the Government of Colonies", 4 Vols., ($150.00 - 423/38871), and "The Spanish Dependencies in South America: An Introduction to the History of their Civilizations", by Bernard Moses, 2 Vols., ($65.00 - 423/39505).

A copy of Robert Scheina's excellent survey "Latin America: A Naval History, 1810-1987", 287pp. ($40.00 - 423/39194), while, more specifically, there is a copy of Graham and Humphrey's "The Navy and South America, 1807-1823: Correspondence of the Commanders in Chief on the South American Station", (See FABER section) ($65.00 - 423/14829). On a broader scale, there's C. K. Webster's "Britain and the Independence of Latin America, 1812-1830", 2 Vols. ($125.00 - 423/38963). One of the most unusual works being offered is a work which seemingly details the Decorations issued by the Haitian Armed Forces, "Les Decorations Haitiennes a Travers L'Histoire Dedie a Son, Excellence le General Pual E. Magloire Presidend de la Republique D'Haiti", by Francis Etienne, illus., 121pp. ($125.00 - 423/38016). There are no less than six eyewitness accounts of the Wars of Independence by various participants and observers: "Memorias del General Jose Antonio Paez: Autobiografia", 481pp. ($40.00 - 423/14914), "Catalogo de la Corresponencia Militar del ano 1825; Arreglada por la Inspeccion General de Armas", by Carlos de Armas (Ed.), 254pp. ($75.00 - 423/14743}, "The History of Paraguay, with Notes of Personal Observations and Reminiscences of Diplomacy Under Difficulties", by Charles Washburn, 2 Vols, ($150.00 - 423/39992), "Vida Militar des los Generales Enrique y Gregorio Castro", by Jose Luciano Martinez, illus., 439pp. ($60.00 - 423/14893), "Documentos para la Historia de la Guerra de Independencia, 1810-1821: Correspondencia y Diario Militar de Don Agustin de Iturbide 1815-1821", Publicaciones del Archivo General de la Nacion, Vol.XVI, 668pp. ($125.00 - 423/38948), and "Memoirs of the Mexican Revolution, Including a Narrative of the Expedition of General Xavier Mina", by William Robinson, 2 Vols., ($450.00 - 423/36146).

Along with the last two works on dealing with the Wars of Independence in Mexico, there are, not surprisingly, six other titles dealing with this nations turbulent history in the 19th century. John Edward's "Shelby's Expedition to Mexico", 266pp. is presumably, an account of one of the many 'filibustero' expeditions launched against Mexico ($100.00 - 423/40033). The Texan War of Independence is covered in Alfred Williams' "Sam Houston and the War of Independence in Texas", ($100.00 - 423/14619), "Texas Under Arms: The Camps, Posts, Forts and Military Towns of the Republic of Texas, 1836-1846", by Gerald Pierce, 268pp. ($175.00 - 423/23916), and Jim Hill's "The Texas Navy in Forgotten Battles and Shirtsleeve Diplomacy", illus., 224pp. ($200.00 - 423/39839). Ramon Alcaraz offers an account of the U.S. - Mexican War from the Mexican perspective in "Apuntes Para la Historia de la Guerra entre Mexico y los Estados Unidos", illus., 401pp. ($750.00 - 423/38977).

"Military Notes on Cuba, 1909", by the U.S. War Department, 757pp. is an official publication concerning the second U.S. intervention in Cuba ($60.00 - 423/32677). There are two works being offered on the Mexican Revolution, Robert Quirk's "The Mexican Revolution, 1914-1915: The Convention of Aguascalientes", 325pp. (S40.00 - 423/22273), and Samuel Inman's "Intervention in Mexico", 248pp. ($25.00 - 423/40047). On the U.S. intervention in Haiti, there is the standard work by Hans Schmidt, "The United States Occupation of Haiti, 1915-1934", illus., 303pp. ($35.00 - 423/37726). Edwin Lieuwen examines civil-military relations following the reassertion of democracy in "Generals vs. Presidents: Neo-Militarism in Latin America", 160pp. ($30.00 - 423/39965). There are no less than three works on the Bay of Pigs/Playa Giron affair being offered: "The Bay of Pigs: The Leaders' Story of Brigade 2506", by Haynes Johnson, illus., 368pp. ($25.00 - 423/39682), "Bay of Pigs: The Untold Story", by Peter Wyden, illus., 352pp. (S25.00 - 423/39718), and the most recent study "The Perfect Failure: Kennedy, Eisenhower, and the CIA at the Bay of Pigs", by Trumbull Higgins, 224pp. ($21.95 - 423/15107).

Needless to say, this is a very long list of selections, so it's a fair bet that every reader of El Dorado will see at least one item that sparks their interest. HAPPY HUNTING! PAUL.

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